Question

Appearances are deceptive. Explain with reference to 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'.

Answer 1

It is true appearances may be deceptive. With reference to the two boys, Nicola and Jacopo, the axiom is surely relevant and appropriate. When the narrator, A.J. Cronin first met them at the outskirts of Verona, they looked shabby and unkempt. Even Luigi, the driver passed a hasty judgement about them. However, on observing the boys from close quarters, the narrator realized they were the most extraordinary children he had ever met. He came to know they possessed all the qualities of gentlemen. They were responsible, caring, well-behaved, self-reliant, courageous, hardworking, committed and dedicated to save their ailing sister. The author was so much impressed with their maturity and self-sacrificing nature.

They did various menial jobs such as, selling fruit, newspapers, shoe-shining, running errands, as guides, etc. to pay the medical expenses for their sister undergoing medical treatment for the tuberculosis of the spine. The narrator developed boundless admiration and respect for them. 

Answer 2

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ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ɪғ ᴏɴᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ʙʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇs. ɪɴ "ᴛᴡᴏ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴍᴇɴ ᴏғ ᴠᴇʀᴏɴᴀ " ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴜᴘᴇʀғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙᴏʏs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sʜᴀʙʙʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʟᴜɪɢɪ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀɴ ᴊᴇʀᴇsʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴀ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴀʀᴍʏ ᴛᴜɴɪᴄ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇᴅ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴇʏᴇs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅɪsʜ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀʏs, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀʀᴛʟᴇss. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴀʀᴏᴜsᴇᴅ sʏᴍᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ. ʜᴇ ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ʙᴀsᴋᴇᴛ ɪɴsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴜɪɢɪ's ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴀʟ. ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴏʏɪsʜ ғᴀᴄᴇ ʜɪᴅᴇ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴀ sɪɢɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏs ᴅᴏᴇs sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀɢᴇ.

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