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Rosalind: Then there were two cousins laid up; when the one should be lamed with reasons and the other mad without any. 1. Introduce the two characters. Where are they? Ans: Rosalind is the daughter of the banished Duke Senior and Celia is the daughter of the tyrant Duke Frederick. They are in a room in the palace. 2. In what mood is Rosalind now? Ans: Rosalind is in love with Orlando. She confesses her love to Celia. She has just met Orlando after the wrestling match and is impressed by him. 3. What reasons does Rosalind give for her mood? Ans: Rosalind’s love for Orlando has turned intense. When Celia asks her the reason for being so quiet, she answers that she was affected by her passionate love for Orlando. She does not mention the sadness for her father, the banished Duke. In fact, she mentions Orlando as her child’s father for whom she is so passionate. 4. How would the two cousins be laid up according to Rosalind? Ans: Laid up means affected. Rosalind would be crippled with worries and tensions for her love and Celia would have no reason to become tensed. 5. What advice does Celia give Rosalind? What is Rosalind’s reaction? Ans: Celia is surprised by the intense love which Rosalind has for Orlando. She advises Rosalind to wrestle with her affection and suppress her feelings. She explains that Rosalind shall gain some self control this way. Though Rosalind agrees to Celia yet she says that the burrs were not in her clothes but in her heart. Q2. Read the extract and answer the following questions. Enter Duke Frederick, with Lords. Duke Frederick: Mistress, dispatch you with your safest haste, And get you from our Court. 1. Where is the Duke? Whom is he speaking to? Ans: Duke is in a room in the palace. He is speaking to Rosalind and Celia. 2. What remarks does Celia make when the Duke enters? Ans: Celia remarks that the Duke entered with blazing eyes, i.e. full of anger. 3. What does the Duke mean by saying dispatch you with your safest haste? Ans: The Duke was in extreme anger. He showed displeasure towards Rosalind, asking her to leave the court as quickly as possible with all her possessions. 4. Why did the Duke show displeasure to the person spoken to? Who else did he show displeasure to? Ans: The Duke was jealous of Rosalind. He felt that Rosalind’s goodness and popularity would affect Celia, his daughter. Rosalind became the victim of his tyranny and was asked to leave the court. Duke Frederick had earlier shown displeasure towards Orlando, who was Sir Rowland de Boys’ son. 5. How does the mistress counter for the blame put on by the Duke? Ans: Rosalind behaves in the most dignified manner when the Duke banishes her. With all respect she asks the Duke the reason for her banishment. When the Duke calls her a traitor, she replies that he should not suspect her for being so and that she was innocent. But he continues to blame that she is the
daughter of her father, Duke Senior and that is enough to prove that she is a traitor. Rosalind replies that if that is so, then she has been a traitor when the Duke usurped her father’s kingdom. Her father is no traitor and the Duke shall not blame her for being one simply because she is poor. Q3. Read the following extract and answer the following questions. Duke Frederick: Thus do all traitors: If their purgation did consist in words, they are as innocent as grace itself: Let it suffice thee that I trust thee not. 1. Whom does Duke Frederick refer to as traitor? Where is he? Who else is present there? Ans: Rosalind is referred to as a traitor. They are inside a room in the palace. Celia is present there too. 2. What declaration did the Duke make just before the given extract? Ans: The Duke declared a sentence of banishment for Rosalind. He asked her to leave the court as quickly as possible. 3. How does the person spoken to justify against being called a traitor? Ans: Rosalind was the banished Duke Senior’s daughter and Duke Frederick was her Uncle. She declared that she had the same relationship with the Duke when her father was banished by him. Treason was not hereditary and even if it was, it would make no difference as her father was never a traitor. She blames the Duke that he was being cruel simply because she was poor. 4. Who supports the person blamed by the Duke and how? Ans: Celia came out in support of Rosalind, her cousin. She spoke against her tyrant father, Duke Frederick’s decision. She asked for the same judgement upon her too as she and Rosalind were inseparable just like the swans of Juno. They had slept together, woke up together, played together, and eaten together. 5. What reasons does the Duke give in support of the declaration he made earlier? Ans: Duke Frederick is jealous of Rosalind. He does not want Rosalind to be superior to Celia. He wants to convince Celia about his decision by saying that Rosalind was crafty and cunning. Her cheerfulness is to gain sympathy of the people. She pretends to be innocent and steals all the popularity and admiration from Celia. If Rosalind leaves, Celia will be more appreciated. Q4. Read the extract and answer the following questions: Celia: Why so am I; we still have slept together, Rose at an instant, learn’d, play’d, ate together. 1. Who is Celia speaking about and to whom? Ans: Celia is speaking about Rosalind to her father, Duke Frederick. 2. Why does she utter the above lines and what is her relationship with the person she’s speaking about? Ans: The tyrant Duke had banished Celia’s cousin. Celia was disturbed and amazed at her father’s behavior. She tried to convince the Duke to take back his sentence. She said that she was acquainted with Rosalind’s character and was confident that Rosalind was innocent. Celia could not live without Rosalind because they had learned, played, and ate together. 3. Which situation has developed here in this scene? Why does she say so am I? Ans: The Duke had banished Rosalind and Celia spoke in support of Rosalind out of her nobility. She declared to the Duke that they were inseparable and expected the Duke to take back the sentence.
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