please give the summary of the browning version class 11 proper summary with detils
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Summary
John Taplow, who is about sixteen years old and in the lower fifth form of an English public school, appears at the flat of Andrew Crocker-Harris for an end-of-term tutorial in the hope of being advanced to the upper fifth. Seeing a box of chocolates, he helps himself to two pieces, eats one, and then, either out of conscience or fear of being caught, replaces the other.
Shortly thereafter, Frank Hunter arrives, and in the course of the conversation between the two it becomes clear that Crocker-Harris is retiring because of ill health. Known for his strict discipline, students dub him the “Crock” and “Himmler of the lower fifth.” Hunter, on the other hand, enjoys easy rapport with students, as can be seen in Taplow’s readiness to share confidences with him. While they wait for the “Crock” to appear, Hunter instructs Taplow in a proper golf swing. Taplow admits that, although like most students he had his share of fun at Crocker-Harris’s expense, he does have sympathy for him.
Taplow is in the midst of mimicking the classics master when Millie Crocker-Harris enters and overhears the mimicry. She dispatches Taplow on an errand to the druggist for Crocker-Harris’s heart medicine so that she can be alone with Hunter, with whom she is having an affair.
Crocker-Harris appears, only to find that Taplow is not there. When Taplow returns, Millie leaves to prepare dinner, and Hunter leaves pupil and master to their work on a translation of Aeschylus’s Agamemnon (458 b.c.e.). As with the earlier incident with the chocolates, Taplow’s schoolboyish nervousness emerges in the form of a thoughtless comment about the master’s inability to pass his love for the Greek play on to the boys. Frightened by his own audacity, Taplow attempts to make amends by encouraging Crocker-Harris to talk about the rhymed translation he made of the play at the age of eighteen. Then, overcome by emotion for the first time in years, Crocker-Harris cuts short the session and abruptly dismisses...
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Introduction
This is a play, whose first scene is set in a school. In the opening, there is a sixteen-year-old boy, Taplow. He has come to do some extra work for his teacher Mr Crocker-Harris. Moreover, he has to wait for him as he still has to arrive. Frank (another teacher) dins Taplow waiting and strikes a conversation with him.
Summary
During the conversation, Frank get to know that Taplow is waiting for his result which is yet to be hand out. The boy is keen to specialize in science and hope to get a good result. Mr Crocker-Harris does not declare the result himself. Instead request the headmaster to declare the result on the last day of term.
The conversation also delivers the insight of Taplow mind. He tells Frank how much he dislikes the play ‘Agamemnon’. He confesses that the play is not that bad but he like science. Also, he points out that the way Mr Harris teach it is terrible.
They have to do extra work as he missed a class a week ago. Certainly, Frank remarks that Taplow will get his “remove” for doing extra work. However, Taplow feels different. As he is not like other teachers so such rules don’t work with Mr Crocker-Harris, Taplow states. Also, he doesn’t appreciate the extra work of students.
As per Taplow, Mr Harris is different from other teachers. He is strict and inhuman. Moreover, he doesn’t tell them their results before judgement day. When Taplow ask about his remove Crocker-Harris says that is exactly what he deserves- “No less; and certainly no more.”
Frank pointed out that Crocker-Harris is 10 minutes late and Taplow has a chance to leave and play golf. But, Taplow looks shocked at this suggestion as he thinks that Mr Crocker-Harris might follow him home.
Frank envy Mr Harris for the influence he has on his students. When Frank asks Taplow that if Mr Harris beats them, Taplow replies that he is not a sadist. And he is not a person who would beat students and vent his frustration.
In spite of all this, he likes Mr Harris and narrates an incident when he laughs at the classical joke that Mr Harris, although he didn’t get it.
After that, Millie Crocker-Harris (Mr Crocker-Harris’ Wife) enters the room. She suggests Taplow run away for a quarter of an hour and come back. As Mr Harris has been at Bursar’s and may take quite a time.
Mrs Harris behaviour puzzles Taplow. Taplow is not willing to leave as he doesn’t want to disobey the teacher whom he fears. When Mille assures Taplow that she will take the blame and proposes an excuse for his absence. Millie hands Taplow a prescription and asks him to take it to a chemist and get it for Harris. So, Taplow accepts the proposal and leaves Frank and Mrs Harris behind.
Conclusion
Through the Browning Version summary, the writer wants to say that teachers are not as bad as they seem all they want is good for their students.