You have read ‘The Proposal’, a one act play. It is a farce. The play is set in only one location, the drawing room of Chubukov’s house. All three characters in the play are quarrelsome people and they quarrel over petty issues. Lomov and Natalya start with the issue like a piece of land that is situated at the border between the two neighbors’ properties. The discussion turns into a quarrel and the marriage proposal is forgotten. They shout at each other. They are again dragged into an argument over the superiority of each other’s dogs. So, they drag their ancestors in their foolish quarrel. They again abuse each other and call names. Now, make groups of four and discuss the following points. While conducting the discussion, try to use the facial expressions given above. • The marriage proposal is a mockery of romance and marriage in the upper class. • The pride in property, even the superiority of dogs, take priority over love and marriage. • The characters lack patience, stop listening to each other, and then contradict each other. • Do you think these quarrels will promise a happy life? • What qualities would you consider for a well-matched couple? • Do you think all of us should know how to manage our anger?
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Answer:
in chapter the proposal natalya and lomov fought on silly issues such as ownership of meadows and the superiority o their dogs... chubukov inspite of stopping them entered the discussion and even abused lomov
Explanation:
We quarrel with the person whom we love the most. Sometimes, fight is the best thing that happen which helps us in knowing other person very well. Sometimes the fight will be of romantic, sometimes because of jealousy or misunderstanding, sometimes it is even because of a third person. But this not happening all the time.
The qualities that are considered for well matched couple:
- Transparency
- Communication between the two
- Support each other
- Respect each other
- Have shared values.
Yes, all of us should know how to manage our anger. As you get angry, the after effects are more adverse like tightening of chest, fatigue, headache, increased blood pressure, and some more. To control your anger, one might express the anger once calm, get some exercise, shouldn’t hold grudge, think before speaking, identifying possible solutions.