Give character sketches of the following 1.taplow 2.frank and 3.crocker harris. Also give suitable illustrations from the text showing that particular characteristic.
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Crocker Harris
Highly disciplined and principled, Crocker-Harris was a teacher who would not compromise on the rules and regulations to suffice sentiments of students. Some may agree with his way of thinking, others may criticise him of being too fastidious. A teacher who was hard on students when it came to studies. He was not of those teachers who would crack romantic jokes in the class to make studies fun, rather his jokes were poor, according to his student, Taplow, as not a single student was able to comprehend them.
Taplow
a boy of sixteen who is extremely interested in science. He does not like learning Greek and Latin. He is a good mimic as he imitates Croker Harris’s voice and style very well. He is a very good judge of good qualities. Though Crocker Harris is very strict, yet Taplow has high regard for him. He does not consider him a sadist. He admires Crocker Harris. He does not want to make Crocker Harris angry by displeasing him in any manner. When Frank suggests him that he could play and come back as there are very bleak chances of Crocker Harris’s coming, he refuses to do so.
Mr. Frank
Mr. Frank is a junior science teacher at the school where Taplow studies. He is an inexperienced teacher who has lenient and modern views about education. Unlike Mr Crocker Harris he is quite frank with his teacher and does not know how to keep a healthy distance from his students. He appears to have an affair with Mrs. Crocker Harris.