Which of the words below describe Gerrard and which describe the Intruder?

smart

humorous

clever

beautiful

cool

confident

flashy

witty

nonchalant

Write a paragraph each about Gerrard and the Intruder to show what qualities they have. (You can use some of the words given above.)

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The words that describe Gerrard are cool, confident, witty, nonchalant, humorous and clever. While the Intruder could be described by the words like flashy and smart.

Gerrard is a cool and confident playwright. He is a witty fellow, as is evident from the way he tackles a grave situation in which he finds himself face to face with a dangerous criminal. When he is asked for his personal information by the Intruder, he talks to him in a nonchalant and humorous manner. He cleverly convinces the Intruder that he too is a criminal and then manages to lock him up in his wardrobe.

The Intruder enters Gerrard's premises dressed in flashy clothes. He is smart in his attempt to extract all the personal information about Gerrard.. But he is outsmarted by Gerrard's wit. He fails to see through Gerrard's concocted story about himself.

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Irony is when we say one thing but mean another, usually the opposite of what we say. When someone makes a mistake and you say, “Oh! That was clever!” that is irony. You’re saying ‘clever’ to mean ‘not clever’.

Expressions we often use in an ironic fashion are:

• Oh, wasn’t that clever!/Oh that was clever!

• You have been a great help, I must say!

• You’ve got yourself into a lovely mess, haven’t you?

• Oh, very funny!/How funny!

We use a slightly different tone of voice when we use these words ironically.

Read the play carefully and find the words and expressions Gerrard uses in an ironic way. Then say what these expressions really mean. Two examples have been given below. Write down three such expressions along with what they really mean.

What the author says	What he means
Why, this is a surprise, Mr – er –	He pretends that the intruder is a social visitor whom he is welcoming. In this way he hides his fear.
At last a sympathetic audience!	He pretends that the intruder wants to listen to him, whereas actually the intruder wants to find out information for his own use.

Imagine you are Gerrard. Tell your friend what happened when the Intruder broke into your house.

[Clues: Describe (i) the intruder — his appearance, the way he spoke, his plan, his movements, etc., (ii) how you outwitted him.]

Q. What story did Gerrard knit to trap the intruder? And how did Gerrard finally confined him into the cupboard?

Select words from the box to describe the characters in the play as revealed by the following lines. You may take the words from the box given on the next page.

-	Lines from the Play	Speaker	Quality revealed
a.	One hundred thousand francs if necessary and that’s only twice what it cost me.	-	-
b.	If you don’t want the house, tell me so at once and we’ll say no more about it.	-	-
c.	No! I am very fond of your family, but not quite so fond as that.	-	-
d.	Quite so. I have, but you haven’t.	-	-
e.	I have never cared such a damned little about anybody’s opinion.	-	-
f.	On the principle of people who like children and haven’t any can always go and live near a school.	-	-
g.	The garden is not very large, but you see, it is surrounded by other gardens.	-	-
h.	I will be philanthropic and let you have it for two hundred thousand.	-	-
i	I have been thinking a lot about you. Papa and Mamma. You see, I am really unselfish.	-	-

Cunning, clever, witty, smart, innocent, humorous, haughty, overbearing, critical, domineering , disapproving, materialistic, dishonest, practical, greedy, cruel, boastful.

Select words from the box to describe the characters in the play as revealed by the following lines. You may take the words from the box given on the next page.

	Lines from the Play	Speaker	Quality revealed
a.	One hundred thousand francs if necessary and that’s only twice what it cost me.
b.	If you don’t want the house, tell me so at once and we’ll say no more about it.
c.	No! I am very fond of your family, but not quite so fond as that.
d.	Quite so. I have, but you haven’t.
e.	I have never cared such a damned little about anybody’s opinion.
f.	On the principle of people who like children and haven’t any can always go and live near a school.
g.	The garden is not very large, but you see, it is surrounded by other gardens.
h.	I will be philanthropic and let you have it for two hundred thousand.
i	I have been thinking a lot about you. Papa and Mamma. You see, I am really unselfish.

Cunning, clever, witty, smart, innocent, humorous, haughty, overbearing, critical, domineering , disapproving, materialistic, dishonest, practical, greedy, cruel, boastful.

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smart	humorous	clever
beautiful	cool	confident
flashy	witty	nonchalant

Which of the words below describe Gerrard and which describe the Intruder? smart humorous clever beautiful cool confident flashy witty nonchalant Write a paragraph each about Gerrard and the Intruder to show what qualities they have. (You can use some of the words given above.)

Which of the words below describe Gerrard and which describe the Intruder?

smart

humorous

clever

beautiful

cool

confident

flashy

witty

nonchalant

Write a paragraph each about Gerrard and the Intruder to show what qualities they have. (You can use some of the words given above.)