Model activity task
Class XII
English
Prose
1. Discuss the brief of significance of the title "The Eyes Have It".
Answer : The title directly refers to the story of the two blind travellers in the train. It appears to be a prologue in itself. But it has a meaning and significance of its own. There is also a note of irony in it. In the final part of the story will realise what the author intends to convey. At first the two passengers try to to canceal their personal infrimity from each other. Although that two characters do not have vision, yet their inner eye is sharper than those having Eyes. Thus blindness can be a blessing in disguise at times. It anables one to preceive the world that lies hidden to ordinary vision. So that title introduces the theme of vision and blindness and throws the subtle things over the situation of the following changes after the revealation of truth.
Poem
2. The poem on killing a travel describes man's cruelty and violence to nature. Discuss.
Answer : "On killing a tree" is certainly a poem of protest. Here the poet makes a lasting protest. It is silent and intellectual but durable. He protest against the these honest businessmen. The void it a common sense fail trees recklessly. They are responsible for the growing natural imbalance and global warming.
Please keep the balance of Oxygen and Carbon dioxide in the air. They provide us lots of essential and valuable things. So killing a tree is inviting danger for human beings. Trees are part and parcel of our life. Latest trend of feeling trees is a menace of mankind. Show the poet protest against the hineous crime of the educated.
Drama
3. Is the play The proposal a farce. Justify your answer with close reference to the next.
Answer : A farce is a broad satire that includes ridiculous situations witty dialogues, crude characters and buffoonery to produce laughter. Chekhov's play The Proposal is suffused with funny situations. Lomov who turns up to talk marriage, actually talks about weather, Oxen Meadows, dogs etc. Nalalya goes hysteric when she learns that Lomov had come with a marriage proposal up his sleeve. The characters are caricatures. Chobukov is maniac and hypocritic. The dialogues are innovatively witty :
"Lomov : Old rat ! Jesuit !
Chuhukov : Shut up or I'll shoot you like a partridge ! You fool !"
4. "I shall try to be brief" - who is the speaker? Is the speaker successful in his / her purpose. Bring out the irony of the situation.
Answer : In Chekhov's " The Proposal" Lomov is the speaker here.
Lomov has come with a proposal to marry Chubukov's daughter, Natalya. He tries to propose to Natalya. He is too much tense. He wants to finish briefly. But he starts with a long introduction about the family relations of the Lomovs and the Chubukivs. Thus he is driverted from his purpose.
Firstly Lomov's tension and incoherent speech can be enjoyed with fun. Secondary, he declares to express his proposal. In brief and stars a long introduction.This becomes funny. The irony lies latent in the situcation. While Lomov starts saving about friendly relationship ironically his 'brief speech initiates a long spitefull quarrel.
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