Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
What is your opinion about the king - is he wicked, greedy, stupid or all of these? Which of his actions/words show that?
Advertisements
उत्तर
I believe the king is not wicked but rather foolish and selfish. His decisions and actions indicate that he is a dumb person, particularly when he asks his guards to transport him to the gallows. He is also greedy since he is willing to be hanged to become a king in the future.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the speciality of the land?
What Indian proverb is reflected in the play?
What are the titles of King Chaupat?
Can we call thieves ‘truly hard-working and honest’?
What is the Mortar-maker's excuse? Is it believable?
Do you think the Potter is telling the truth? Why?
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
List the characters that have appeared so far in the play.
Copy the exclamations from the play. (At least 5)
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:
Mortar-maker
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Bricklayer
Will a thief appear in a court on his own? Why does this Thief dare to do so?
Is the Goldsmith telling the truth? Give reasons for your answer.
What does the king want to know?
The Goldsmith was hanged.
The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
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 | ||
Form groups. Translate one page of the play into your mother tongue as a group activity. Gather the pages translated by different groups and prepare a translated script of the entire play.
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.
Note the way the dialogue in the play is presented. Look up the word ‘colon’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages and note how it is used in the play.
