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Summary of the chapter : The Browning Version.

Answer 1

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'The Browning Version' presents a conversation between a lower fifth grade student, Taplow and Mr.Frank, a teacher from the school where Taplow studies. from their conversation we come to know that Taplow is there to do extra work, extra duty as a punishment for his teacher Mr.Crocker-Harris. Although we do not see Crocker Harris in the play, we get to know lot about him through Taplow's conversation with Mr.Crocker. According to Taplow, Mr.Crocker Harris is a different kind of a teacher.

'The Browning Version' presents a conversation between a lower fifth grade student, Taplow and Mr.Frank, a teacher from the school where Taplow studies. from their conversation we come to know that Taplow is there to do extra work, extra duty as a punishment for his teacher Mr.Crocker-Harris. Although we do not see Crocker Harris in the play, we get to know lot about him through Taplow's conversation with Mr.Crocker. According to Taplow, Mr.Crocker Harris is a different kind of a teacher.He is too strict and 'hardly human'. Unlike other teachers, he does not tell his students their results before the last day of the term. Taplow had asked Mr.Crocker about his remove and in response, the teacher told him that he has given Taplow exactly what he deserves -"no less; and certainly no more".

'The Browning Version' presents a conversation between a lower fifth grade student, Taplow and Mr.Frank, a teacher from the school where Taplow studies. from their conversation we come to know that Taplow is there to do extra work, extra duty as a punishment for his teacher Mr.Crocker-Harris. Although we do not see Crocker Harris in the play, we get to know lot about him through Taplow's conversation with Mr.Crocker. According to Taplow, Mr.Crocker Harris is a different kind of a teacher.He is too strict and 'hardly human'. Unlike other teachers, he does not tell his students their results before the last day of the term. Taplow had asked Mr.Crocker about his remove and in response, the teacher told him that he has given Taplow exactly what he deserves -"no less; and certainly no more".Frank admits envying Mr.Crocker for the effect he had on his students. He asks Taplow if Mr.Crocker beat his students. However, Taplow tells Frank that unlike one or two other teacher, Mr.Crocker is not a 'sadist'. He is not the sort of a person who would beat students and vent out his frustration on students. He is hard like a nut all shriveled up. He is heartless. He possesses no feelings at all. Taplow admits that in spite of all this, he likes Mr.Crocker.

'The Browning Version' presents a conversation between a lower fifth grade student, Taplow and Mr.Frank, a teacher from the school where Taplow studies. from their conversation we come to know that Taplow is there to do extra work, extra duty as a punishment for his teacher Mr.Crocker-Harris. Although we do not see Crocker Harris in the play, we get to know lot about him through Taplow's conversation with Mr.Crocker. According to Taplow, Mr.Crocker Harris is a different kind of a teacher.He is too strict and 'hardly human'. Unlike other teachers, he does not tell his students their results before the last day of the term. Taplow had asked Mr.Crocker about his remove and in response, the teacher told him that he has given Taplow exactly what he deserves -"no less; and certainly no more".Frank admits envying Mr.Crocker for the effect he had on his students. He asks Taplow if Mr.Crocker beat his students. However, Taplow tells Frank that unlike one or two other teacher, Mr.Crocker is not a 'sadist'. He is not the sort of a person who would beat students and vent out his frustration on students. He is hard like a nut all shriveled up. He is heartless. He possesses no feelings at all. Taplow admits that in spite of all this, he likes Mr.Crocker.At this point, Millie, the wife of Mr.Crocker-Harris arrives there and sends Taplow to a chemist's shop with a prescription.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

$The title 'Browning's version' is first a direct reference to the fact that the text is an adaptation of Agamemnon's tragedy written by Aeschylus. It means that the text is an adaptation by Robert Browning of the original. Mr Crocker Harris is betrayed, like Aeschylus, by his wife{$