Question

" Vanity comes before a fall ". Justify this statement wirh the help of Mrs. Packletide's Tiger story.

Answer 1

It is true that vanity comes before a fall. Mrs packletide is very greedy and selifh which leads her to her own downfall. Her vain ambition of outshining loona bimberton ends up in her shame, embarresment and financial loss. She is full of remorse for what she did. The poet has tried to convey that vain people like her get nothing out of life and that consequences have to be beared up on all fronts

Answer 2

The vanity of Miss Packetide came to a fall due to her arrogance.

Miss Packletide wanted to outshine the feat of Loona Bimberton of being carried in a plane by an aviator.

She went to shoot the tiger but she could not shoot it. She thus lost a lot of money and had to pay a lot of money to her companion to keep her mouth shut.

Miss Packletide had a great ego which led her to lose a lot of money and prestige earned by her.