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प्रश्न
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Mortar-maker
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उत्तर
Forgive me, my Royal Lord. I accept that I made a mistake in using cheaper mortar. However, the bricklayer should have been more careful when placing the bricks, and the thief deserved whatever happened to him.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the name of the King?
What is the speciality of the land?
What Indian proverb is reflected in the play?
Can we call thieves ‘truly hard-working and honest’?
What is the Mortar-maker's excuse? Is it believable?
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?
List the characters that have appeared so far in the play.
List all the different titles they use to address the King.
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 him:
Merchant
Is the Goldsmith telling the truth? Give reasons for your answer.
What is the Sage's request?
What does the king want to know?
What is your opinion about the king - is he wicked, greedy, stupid or all of these? Which of his actions/words show that?
The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work.
The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck.
The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
The Sage wanted to die on that day.
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.
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.
