Give the character sketch of Happy prince.. Please answer my question
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One of the most poignant sentences in the story of The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde, and one which can sum up the essence of both story and character is when, at the end, the Art Professor at the University says:
As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful
The prince was once a very happy one, and had been modeled in gilt gold leaves for all the world to see. Everything about him was materialistically perfect: Bejeweled eyes and fingers, gold all over, and so on.
Yet, the prince was only superficially happy and perfect. From his height and position he could see how the poor lived and how miserable their conditions were. Hence, he asked a swallow that rested on him to start giving out his gold and jewels to the poor so that they can have a better life.
This right here tells us the nature of the prince: He is an individual idealized by society, put on a pedestal by his peers, and wrapped in luxury by his own destiny. Yet, far from wanting all this, there is a side of him that advocates in favor of the least lucky, and wishes for equality for all.
He is obviously sensible to the needs and wants of others, and he opts to self-sacrifice in order to save those who have less than he did. For this, we could say that he is altruistic, kind, and sacrificial. Hence, the prince is more of a martyr than any other thing. Once his gold was all gone, he was considered nothing.
• Happy Prince was a statue.
• He had a Ruby on his sword .
• His body was covered with gold .
• His eyes were made up of sapphires.
• He stood very high .
• So , he saw ugliness and misery of the whole Town.
• His heart was made of lead . Yet it melted sight of so much misery .
• He give away is everything to poor person.
• By these he brought some joy in their lives.
• The Prince was affectionate.
• He could not stand death of his dear little swallow .
• His leaden heart broke into two pieces on this occasion.
Chapter - 5 th ( Moments )
The Happy Prince
Author - Oscar Wilde
★ Main points of the story :
The Prince in the story is not a living Prince.
The Happy Prince in the story is a statue of a dead Prince decorated with gold leaves and precious stones .
The smile on his lips gradually give way to tears.
The Prince cannot help the people crying over of misery in the houses of the poor .
He decides to help them with his gold leaves and precious Stoppers sapphires and Ruby .
The little fellow acts as his messenger and he gives away all his wealth sapphires , Rabi and gold leaves .
The swellow was actually on his back to his Homeland when the princess detained him to help the poor.
He always wished to go back but now it was too late.
The intense cold killed the swallow was the little swallow lost his life in helping the poor.
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