Question

7 Read the extract given below and answer the questions:
"You'll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you're acquainted with the marshall here. If you'll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he'll do it, and it'll make things easier for me there. He's taking me to Leavenworth prison. It's seven years for counterfeiting.

(1) Who is the speaker ? To whom are these wordss addresseed? Where are they?

(ii) Who is referred to as 'marshall' ? How does the marshall look ? What is the irony in the man being addressed like this?

(iii) Why did not the youngman offer his right hand to the girl? Why did the girls expression change seeing his right hand ? How did the other man being back the smile to her face?

(iv) A little later, the handsome young man says, " My butterfly days are over'. When does he say this? What does he mean by this?

(v) What is the twist in the tale at the end ? How do we come to know about the fruth at the nnd? What hasic fruthe about human nature are brought about at the end ?​

Answer 1

Before television was invented,children would actively engage themselves only in reading. Books could be found everywhere – on the nursery shelves,on nursery floor,in the bedroom or by the children's bed.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Bassanio is the speaker of these words. He speaks these words to Antonio in Act I Scene I of the play.

2. Out of the two men, the handsome-looking man appears to be a marshal, whereas the other man who was fat, rough and glum-faced appears to be a prisoner. In reality, the handsome bold man, Mr Easton, was a counterfeiter, whereas the other man was a marshal. This is situational irony.