Question

24. Would you like to play the role of the happy prince or the swallow? If yes, whose role and why? If no,
give reasons ? class 9​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, I would like to play the role of the swallow if  given a chance. This is because no doubt the happy  prince is more powerful as a character than the  swallow, but, for me, the swallow is equally powerful  as it transforms the prince’s wishes into reality. An  idea or wish is mere words till they become reality.  This, I feel, is a rare virtue or attribute. The lives of  great men show that they would have perhaps arrived  at their destination without the constant support and  encouragement of some people in their lives. Hardly  do we come to know about these people. Riding on the wings of the swallow, the happy prince touched  the lives of the destitute. The happy prince represents  those who are Godsent for humanity. They have  revolutionary plans but constraints restrict them  from fulfilling these. They need someone to execute  the plan. The swallow is that character who executes  their plans. The swallow is someone who is happy  in the happiness of others. It lives for others. Swami  Vivekanand’s powerful reflection ‘ He who lives for  himself lives alone ’ is apt here.