Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Will a thief appear in a court on his own? Why does this Thief dare to do so?
Advertisements
Solution
No, a thief will never appear in court alone. This robber is willing to do so since he is a native of Andher Nagari, controlled by a foolish monarch. He understands that Andher Nagari is a single kingdom where he can appear as a complainant in search of justice.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the name of the town?
What is the name of the King?
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’?
If you had been the merchant, what would you have said?
What is the Mortar-maker's excuse? Is it believable?
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.
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Mortar-maker
What should the King have said to the Thief?
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?
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 was hanged.
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 Sage wanted to save his Disciple.
List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.
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.
