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प्रश्न
Where does Portia say that she and Narissa will stay until their husbands return?
विकल्प
In Venice
At Balmont
At Padua
In a Monastery
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उत्तर
In a Monastery
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?
"My father lived at Blenheim then,
Yon little stream hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground,
And he was forced to fly;
So with his wife and child he fled,
Nor had he where to rest his head.
"With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide,
And many a childing mother then,
And new-born baby died;
But things like that, you know, must be
At every famous victory;
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
Kaspar describes the horrors of war but how can his attitude be described?
This woman had been despised, scoffed at, and angrily denounced by nearly every man, woman, and child in the village; but now, as the fact of, her death was passed from lip to lip, in subdued tones, pity took the place of anger, and sorrow of denunciation.
Neighbours went hastily to the old tumble-down hut, in which she had secured little more than a place of shelter from summer heats and winter cold: some with grave-clothes for a decent interment of the body; and some with food for the half-starving children, three in number. Of these, John, the oldest, a boy of twelve, was a stout lad, able to earn his living with any farmer. Kate, between ten and eleven, was bright, active girl, out of whom something clever might be made, if in good hands; but poor little Maggie, the youngest, was hopelessly diseased. Two years before a fall from a window had injured her spine, and she had not been able to leave her bed since, except when lifted in the arms of her mother.
“What is to be done with the children?” That was the chief question now. The dead mother would go underground, and be forever beyond all care or concern of the villagers. But the children must not be left to starve.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What did the neighbours do to help?
Answer the following question.
What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text?
Discuss the following topic in groups.
Retell an episode in the story which is a good example of irony in a situation.
Mr Gessler was spending his days with great difficulty. Give suitable arguments in favour of this.
Who have tea parties under the shade of the trees?
How does the kite look like in the sky?
How does the poet describe the facts/journey or antics of a kite in the sky?
Why do you think that the spider web hanging on the door was no longer there?
