In pairs, argue in favour of or against the topic "Lord Ullin's daughter was right in her decision to defy her father." Give logical and relevant reasons, and present your point of view to the class.
Pointers have been provided for students' reference.
It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.
"Lord
Ullin’s daughter was right in her decision to defy her father"
The following points might help you to frame your debate:
Against the motion
(i)
As Lord Ullin’s daughter was not matured enough to judge the
right person to whom she could get married. She was not right in her
decision to defy her father.
(ii) Lord Ullin was upholding the
convention of the Scottish society in not giving consent to his
daughter’s marriage with the Chieftain. According to the
convention, the father of a daughter would chose the bridegroom so
that there was no error in judgement.
(iii) Lord Ullin’s
daughter should not have defied her father as her father was
anticipating something wrong to happen.