A) Read the extract and answer the following questions –
a) “I hope the part calls for some dialogue.
‘Certainly, it’s a
speaking part”.
speaking part”.
a) Who is the speaker of the
first line?
first line?
b) Why does the speaker want
a dialogue part?
a dialogue part?
c) What turned out to be the
speaking part as promised to the first speaker?
speaking part as promised to the first speaker?
2) “Now let it work, Mischief, thou art afoot.
Take thou what course
thou will’
thou will’
a) Name the speaker of the
given lines.
given lines.
b) What does mischief
implies?
implies?
c) Why did the speaker allow
the mischief to take a particular direction?
the mischief to take a particular direction?
3) And now the storm blast came, and he/was tyrannous and strong/ He
struck with his overtaking wings,/ And chased us south along.”
struck with his overtaking wings,/ And chased us south along.”
a) Identify the poetic
device in line – 3
device in line – 3
b) What is the significance
of writing ‘STORM BLAST’ in capital Letters?
of writing ‘STORM BLAST’ in capital Letters?
c) Why does the poet
describe e the storm blast as tyrannous?
describe e the storm blast as tyrannous?
4) “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you
rather Caesar living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men”
rather Caesar living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men”
a) Identify the speaker .
b) What feelings did the
speaker have for Caesar?
speaker have for Caesar?
c) What is the speaker
trying to clarify?
trying to clarify?
5) ‘Misto hillock, ‘came from the hall outside, “Misto Hallock, I’s
gwine to quit”
gwine to quit”
a) Who is the speaker here?
What is she trying to convey?
What is she trying to convey?
b) Why has the speaker
decided to quit?
decided to quit?
c) Who is the listener here?
What was the listener’s reaction on her decision to quit?
What was the listener’s reaction on her decision to quit?