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प्रश्न
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 | ||
उत्तर
| 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 | for carelessly building a weak wall |
| Bricklayer | Mortar-maker | for making mortar of poor quality |
| Mortar-maker | Potter | for making a defective pot with a large mouth |
| Potter | Money-lender's Daughter | for distracting him with the tinkling of anklets |
| Money-lender’s Daughter | Goldsmith | for delaying the delivery of ornaments |
| Goldsmith | King | for giving orders to set aside all other work to make the Queen's ornaments |
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the name of the King?
Do you think this is a good land to settle in? Why?
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?
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.
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 is the Goldsmith’s excuse?
Is the Goldsmith telling the truth? Give reasons for your answer.
What is the Sage's request?
What does the king want to know?
Is the King willing to hang the Sage?
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 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 noose did not fit the disciple’s neck.
The Sage wanted to die on that day.
The Sage wanted to save his Disciple.
The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
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.
