Question

Describe the character sketch of the Convict in the play ''The Bishop's Candlesticks''.

Answer 1

The convict was not a convict since his birth. He was an ordinary man with a loving wife who lived respectably before he became a hard-hearted criminal. The truth is the callousness of society turned him into a beast. The apathetic people of the society compelled him to steal food for his starving and sick wife. The cruel society had no sympathy and pity for him! Instead of sympathizing with him, the police arrested him and tried him in a court. Even the cruel judge did not hesitate passing such a harsh sentence against him.  He was treated like a beast for such a minor and pardonable offence. He was beaten, fed on filth, and tortured. His wife died in his absence that turned him into a criminal. However, the inborn goodness always remained suppressed in his heart. The kindness of the bishop again brought his goodness to the surface, and he was transformed.