Discuss the
following questions and write the answers in your notebook.
(a) Appearances
are deceptive. Discuss with reference to the two boys.
(b) Do you
think the boys looked after Lucia willingly? Give reasons for your
answer.
(c) How does
the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' promise hope for society?
Discuss the following questions and write the answers in your notebook.
(a) Appearances are deceptive. Discuss with reference to the two boys.
(b) Do you think the boys looked after Lucia willingly? Give reasons for your answer.
(c) How does the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' promise hope for society?
(a) The narrative began with description of
the shabby appearance of the two boys—Nicola and Jacopo. In
spite of their appearance, the narrator bought fruit from them. In
the following days, the narrator discovered that the boys did a lot
of other things apart from selling fruit: they sold newspapers, they
were shoeshine boys, tourist guides and ran errands. All this made
the narrator think that the boys were working so hard to save money
to emigrate to America. However, it is revealed during the course of
the story that their only motive was to be able to pay for their
sister’s treatment. War had destroyed most of their family and
yet it had not filled them with despair. The boys were working day
and night to save whatever was left. Behind their shabby appearances
were hidden two noble souls whose dedication and selflessness
promises a new hope for mankind.
(b) The boys loved their sister. She was
the only family left after the war was over. When they realized that
their sister had tuberculosis of the spine, they got her admitted to
a hospital. They worked hard day and night to pay for her treatment.
They visited their sister every Sunday in the hospital. They could
have emigrated to the states but they chose to stay back and look
after their sister. They didn’t want to lose her.
(c) The war had destroyed everything the
boys had. They lost their home and their father was killed in the war
as well. Until the war they led a cultured and comfortable life. The
war had led them to the streets, exposed them to bitter cold and
driven them to extreme starvation. However, it did not fill them with
despair. They set to build what was left after the war. They found
their sister suffering from tuberculosis of the spine, got her
admitted to a hospital and worked very hard to pay for her treatment.
The boys’ sacrifice, their devotion and the maturity they
displayed at such a young age promises a new hope for the society.
The destruction caused by the war had not broken their spirit. Rather
it filled them with a new energy to rebuild from what was left after
the war.
(a) The narrative began with description of the shabby appearance of the two boys—Nicola and Jacopo. In spite of their appearance, the narrator bought fruit from them. In the following days, the narrator discovered that the boys did a lot of other things apart from selling fruit: they sold newspapers, they were shoeshine boys, tourist guides and ran errands. All this made the narrator think that the boys were working so hard to save money to emigrate to America. However, it is revealed during the course of the story that their only motive was to be able to pay for their sister’s treatment. War had destroyed most of their family and yet it had not filled them with despair. The boys were working day and night to save whatever was left. Behind their shabby appearances were hidden two noble souls whose dedication and selflessness promises a new hope for mankind.
(b) The boys loved their sister. She was the only family left after the war was over. When they realized that their sister had tuberculosis of the spine, they got her admitted to a hospital. They worked hard day and night to pay for her treatment. They visited their sister every Sunday in the hospital. They could have emigrated to the states but they chose to stay back and look after their sister. They didn’t want to lose her.
(c) The war had destroyed everything the boys had. They lost their home and their father was killed in the war as well. Until the war they led a cultured and comfortable life. The war had led them to the streets, exposed them to bitter cold and driven them to extreme starvation. However, it did not fill them with despair. They set to build what was left after the war. They found their sister suffering from tuberculosis of the spine, got her admitted to a hospital and worked very hard to pay for her treatment. The boys’ sacrifice, their devotion and the maturity they displayed at such a young age promises a new hope for the society. The destruction caused by the war had not broken their spirit. Rather it filled them with a new energy to rebuild from what was left after the war.
