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प्रश्न
Why did Baldwin meet Gresham?
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उत्तर
Baldwin met Gresham because he had asked to see him before the trial slotted the following day.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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How did Aksionov react when his wife suspected him?
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Why did Pi want to tame Parker?
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What does Margot like the most - the sun or the rain?
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Why did the children lock Margot in a closet?
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How did the children react when the sun came out after seven years?
What were their feelings towards Margot at the end of the story?
How do the children react to the long awaited event in the story?
Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.
When the Sun comes out, the children ______the Sun.
Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.
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Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.
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Group Work
The play revolves around a ‘perceived threat’ and how Lord Weston and Lady Weston react to it. Let’s reverse their roles. Imagine a panic-stricken Lady Weston and a frivolous Lord Weston. Read the following piece of dialogue from the play and rewrite it to suit the changed roles.
| WESTON | My dear, your husband’s life is in grave danger. |
| LADY WESTON | The last time it was in danger you had been eating game pie. What is it this time? |
| WESTON (annihilating her flippancy with one broadside) | Assassination! |
| LADY WESTON | Well, well! You always wanted to be a great man and now you have got your wish! |
| WESTON | What do you mean? |
| LADY WESTON | They don’t assassinate anybody. |
