who is Dr. Fituyev
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Why did Pyotr’s friend ask for a stag party ? Ans. he asked for a stag party because there was a rumour that Pyotr was going to marry Nastya, the daughter of kondrashkin. Ten men had so far asked him about his marriage. They were all men. So he was asked for a stag party.
When did Pyotr realise that everyone expected him to marry Nastya ? Ans. He had been told by ten of his friends that he was marrying Nastya. Since he went with Nastya for walks every day and dined in her house, his friends had spread rumours that he would “marry Nastya. It is at this time that he realised that everyone expected him to marry Nastya. He decided to do something to stop these rumours.
Why did Kondrashkin allow Pyotr to come to his house and meet Anastasia ? Ans. kondrashkin was the father of seven daughters. Marrying all of them was a very big burden for him. That is why he allowed Pyotr to come to his house and court Nastya. This would make his burden lighter to some extent.
Kondrashkin accuses Pyotr of evading the issue and being dishonest ? Why ? Ans. Kondrashkin accuses Pyotr of being dishonest because he is evading the issue of marrying Nastya. From his behaviour it was clear that he was her suitor. He had dined with her every day and walked in her company. It is true that he did not propose to her. But he had given all the indications of being her suitor.
The more Pyotr Petrovich tries to avoid ‘getting hitched’ to Anastasia, the more Kondrashkin pushes him to commit himself. List pyotr’s many reasons for not proposing to Anastasia and Kondrashkin’s rebuttals. ? Ans. Pyotr’s says that he is poor, a dumkard, on trial for embezzlement, guilty of forgery and a runaway convict. Kondrashkin rebuts by saying that he is not poor because he is drawing a salary. He does not believe that such a nice lad as Pyotr drinks. He is shocked to hear that he is on trial for embezzlement. In that he could be sent to Serbia. He wanted Pyotr to propose to Nastya as she could even go with him to Siberia. Then he told him that he was a runaway convict. On hearing this, Kondrashkin did not want to see Pyotr.
When he failed to convience Kondrashkin, what did Pyotr finally decide to do ? Ans. He pretended to be mad to avoid his marrying Nastya.
Why did Fituyev refuse to certify Pyotr’s as mad, despite being his friend ? Ans. Fituyev was not happy as a married man. He thinks that a man who does not marry is a wise man. So he refused to give his friend a certificate of madness. He thinks that only a mad man gets married.
Do you think Pyotr really courted Anastasia ? why then did he develop cold feet when it came to propose to her ? Ans. Pyotr pretended to court Nastya for a few days. He realised that Nastya and he did not share the same convictions and veiws. Besides he says that he could not go on practising deception for long. So he developed cold feet when Kondrashkin wanted him to propose to his daughter.
Do you think Kondrashkin is right in pushing Pyotr into proposing to his daughter at any cost ? Ans. He was showing indecent haste in marrying off his daughter. He should have made thorough enquiries about the background of the would-be groom. The groom Pyotr was practising deception and Kondrashkin could not make it out. We feel that he was not right in pushing Pyotr into proposing to his daughter.
Where and when do you think the story takes place ? Support your answer with evidence from the text. ? Ans The story takes place in Russia. The names of the characters are Russian. These names are Pyotr Petrovich Milkin , Nastya Kondrashkin and Kondrashkin. Siberia is a place in Russia. Here convicts are sent for serving the sentence