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प्रश्न
Why is the Daughter so confident that the king will not hang her? Does her prediction come true?
उत्तर
The daughter of the moneylender believed that the monarch would not hang her because she had done nothing wrong. She was not responsible for any man's death. She also knew the King was stupid and could be tricked into believing anything. Everyone else had done the same thing before she arrived. And, as she had expected, her prediction came true.
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Do you watch TV serials? Which ones?
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What is the speciality of the land?
What are the titles of King Chaupat?
If you had been the merchant, what would you have said?
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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:
Mortar-maker
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Is the King willing to hang the Sage?
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The King wanted to be King again in his next birth.
List the proverbs and sayings used in the play.
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| 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.
