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प्रश्न
Use your imagination and the details from the play and draw a map of Andher Nagari.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you watch TV serials? Which ones?
What is the name of the town?
What Indian proverb is reflected in the play?
What are the titles of King Chaupat?
Can we call thieves ‘truly hard-working and honest’?
If you had been the merchant, what would you have said?
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
Is the Daughter’s complaint about the Goldsmith true?
Copy the exclamations from the play. (At least 5)
Copy the orders (imperative sentences) from the play.
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against her:
Daughter
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Potter
Will a thief appear in a court on his own? Why does this Thief dare to do so?
What is the Goldsmith’s excuse?
List the characters that appear for the first time in this part of the play. Write one or two lines about each of them.
The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work.
The King thought that the Goldsmith had a good reason to delay the Daughter’s work.
The Goldsmith was hanged.
The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
The Sage wanted to save his Disciple.
The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
Write any three instances of funny rules and twisted logic used in Andher Nagari.
List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.
Read the entire play and complete the following blame game flow chart.
| Blame-game flow chart | ||
| Who is blaming? | Who does he blame? | For what does he blame that person |
| Thief | Owner of the house | For not constructing a strong wall |
| Owner of the house (Merchant) | ||
| Bricklayer | ||
| Mortar-maker | ||
| Potter | ||
| Money-lender’s Daughter | ||
| Goldsmith | ||
Divide the play (Part I as well as Part II) into sections. Form groups and assign roles. Practise your lines in groups. Hold play reading sessions in the classroom. Which group/student presents the most effective reading?
Note the features that make an oral presentation effective. Some of them are :
- Meaningful reading - taking proper pauses (breaking the speech into meaningful chunks)
- Using suitable intonation
- Speaking clearly
- Good pronunciation - using English sounds and stress patterns
- Pleasant and confident appearance of the speakers.
