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प्रश्न
Discuss the following question and write the answers in your notebook.
How does the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' promise hope for society?
उत्तर
The story Two Gentlemen of Verona has been written in the background of post-war time. Second world war was over. The Germans destroyed towns and cities along with a general massacre. The furies of war dried up all springs of human love, kindness and faith. But in . this story, we find that flame of human love and sacrifice is kept burning by two boys whose lives were darkened by the blackout of war. They lost their father, their house and their happiness. But it is evident that war tortured them not only physically but their interior, ’ their heart and spirit ^lso did not remain untouched by evils of war.
Furies of war make men selfish, cruel, inconsiderate and inhuman. But here we see the two boys working hard to earn money, not for themselves but for their sick sister. They sacrificed their personal comforts. They wore old clothes and ate black bread and figs just to keep them alive and fit for more hard work. Their sole concern was to earn as much money as they could. They willingly and readily picked up every job which came their way. They did it, not out of greed but to save their only sister, Lucia from the jaws of fatal tuberculosis. They spent a major portion of their money to pay off hospital dues and to keep their sister well fed and well clad.
Undoubtedly, the character of Nicola and Jacopo set an example of noble humanity before the materialistic world of today. The story promises hope for the modern society.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the qualities of a "gentleman"? Work with your partner and complete
the following web-chart by listing the qualities of a gentleman.
Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the
correct option.
Nicola was not pleased when Jacopo asked the narrator to drive them to Poleta as he
Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the
correct option.
The narrator did not go inside Lucia's room as
Based on your reading of the story answer the following question by ticking the
correct option.
The boys were the first to join the resistance movement against the Germans because
What do you understand by the following statement?
He smiled uncomfortably. "Just plans, sir," he answered in a low voice.
Answer the following question briefly.
How were the boys useful to the author?
Discuss the following question and write the answers in your notebook.
Do you think the boys looked after Lucia willingly? Give reasons for your answer.
Two Gentlemen of Verona is written in the first person. A story written in the first person is a first-hand account of events told or narrated through the eyes of a single character, typically the main character. Stories written in the first person are easily identified by the use of the pronoun 'I' rather than 'he or she'.
The reader will see phrases such as "I said, I thought," rather than "he said, she thought." Everything is experienced through the eyes of a single character, and all thoughts and observations are limited to that one person. There can be no outside observer. If the narrator does not see or experience an event first-hand, it cannot be a part of the story. All scenes in the story are filtered through this person's unique perception.
The third-person is a narrative mode in which both the reader and author observe the situation either through the senses and thoughts of more than one character, or through an overarching godlike perspective that sees and knows everything that happens and everything the characters are thinking. In this mode of narration, the narrator can tell the reader things that the main character does not know, or things that none of the characters know.
Rewrite, in third person, any part of story you like
Listen to your teacher reading an excerpt from page no. 189, from the diary of a 13
year old girl Zlata Fillipovic who writes of the horrors of war in Sarajevo in her
book Zlata's Diary.
Based on your listening of the passage, complete the following statements.
1. The first sign of approaching war was …………………………………………….
2. The family went into the cellar when ………………………………………………
3. The 'awful cellar' was the only place that could save their lives because …………………
4. Zlata's friend, Nina died when ………………………………………………….......
5. Zlata and her father were worried about her mother's safety because ......................…
Answer the following question:
What will Shakespeare's friend realize when he rises on the Day of Judgment?
