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प्रश्न
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Merchant
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उत्तर
O noble king! I didn't want to kill any man, including a robber. However, whatever happened to the robber and his friend was their own fault.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the name of the town?
What is the speciality of the land?
What Indian proverb is reflected in the play?
Do you think this is a good land to settle in? Why?
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?
Is the Daughter’s complaint about the Goldsmith true?
Copy the exclamations from the play. (At least 5)
Use your imagination and the details from the play and draw a map of Andher Nagari.
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Potter
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?
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 noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
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.
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.
