SECTION B - POETRY
Question : 04
The last man of this forlom group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave.
Was how he played the game.
a) Why does the poet call the group "forlorn' ? Who were the people who made up this group? What
did each of them possess ?
b) What prevents the woman and the poor man in the group from sharing what they have ?
Answers
Answer:
The last man of this forlom group
Did nought except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave.
Was how he played the game.
a) Why does the poet call the group "forlorn' ? Who were the people who made up this group? What
did each of them possess ?
b) What prevents the woman and the poor man in the group from sharing what they have ?
Answer:
hiiShylock says, “Therefore I part with him;” From whom does Shylock part?
Why does Shylock not bid a tearful adieu to ‘him’?
[3]
(ii) Where is Shylock going? What does Shylock “bid” Jessica to do prior to these
lines?
[3]
(iii) Explain the line: ‘Fast bind, fast find;’. What does Shylock want to ‘find’?
Bring out the irony in these words.
[3]
(iv) What reasons does Shylock give for his unwillingness to leave the house? [3]
(v) Racial prejudice is a major theme in the preceding scenes. However, Jessica is
portrayed as an exception. Use examples from the text to demonstrate how
Jessica is shown to be different from her father and others of her community.