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4. What sports does her cousin plan? What is Celia’s reply? Ans: Rosalind is her cousin and she decides to play the game of falling in love as a pastime. Celia hesitates to play this game. She advises Rosalind not to be serious about it or it will lead to shame and humiliation. 5. What sport does Celia propose to indulge in? What is discussed in the conversation that follows? Ans: Celia says that they should make fun of the Goddess of Fortune who does not distribute her bounties fairly. Rosalind and Celia discussed about the Goddesses of Nature and Fortune. Rosalind said that Fortune played her part in the distribution of bounties like wealth and fame whereas Nature awarded natural qualities like beauty and virtue. Celia said that Fortune could make a beautiful person fall into fire and lose her beauty. It is Nature who gave them the wit to make fun of the Goddesses and the sudden appearance of Touchstone was Fortune’s part. Q2. Read the extract and answer the following questions. No? when Nature hath made a fair creature, may she not by Fortune fall into the fire? Though Nature hath given us wit to flout at Fortune, hath not Fortune sent in this fool to cut off the argument? 1. Who speaks these words and to whom? Where are they at present? Ans: Celia speaks these words to Rosalind. They are in a garden in front of the Duke’s palace. 2. What reference has been given to Nature and Fortune in the extract? Ans: Celia and Rosalind decide to pass their time by mocking Nature and Fortune. Celia is of the opinion that the goddess of Fortune shall be driven out from her wheels because she does not distribute her bounties equally. According to Rosalind, the goddess of Fortune cannot endow the qualities in a person’s nature. Fortune can change wealth and fame but not one’s nature. 3. Who enters during this conversation? What does the person tell Celia? Ans: Touchstone, the professional fool enters during this conversation. He tells Celia that she must go to her father. Celia inquires whether he is sent by her father; he answers that he is not. 4. What does Celia mean by saying for always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits? Ans: Celia addresses Touchstone’s foolishness. She says that Nature and Fortune has sent Touchstone so that his stupidity can act as a grindstone to sharpen their wits. 5. What kind of a bond exists between Celia and Touchstone as is revealed later in the act? Ans: A bond of trust exists between Celia and Touchstone. Later in the act, when Rosalind and Celia plan to escape from the Duke’s palace, Touchstone accompanies them. Rosalind puts the idea through to Celia to take Touchstone with them. Celia says with full confidence that Touchstone will accompany her anywhere in the world. She trusts him and he will be helpful to them in the unknown Forest of Arden.
Q3. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. Enter Le Beau Bon jour, Monsieur Le Beau: what’s the news? 1 .Who is Le Beau? Which other characters are present? Where are they? Ans: Le Beau is an enthusiastic attendant of Duke Frederick. He is known for being informative and possessing a pompous way of talking. Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone are present in this scene. They are in a lawn before the Duke’s palace where a wrestling match is due to take place. 2. What news does Le Beau bring forth? Why is he amazed? Ans: Le Beau brought the news of a wrestling match in which Charles the champion wrestler had broken the ribs of three sons of an old man. He also said that the best part of the match was yet to take place. He was amazed at the remarks made by Touchstone, Celia and Rosalind. 3. What does Le Beau mean by saying the best is yet to do? Ans: Le Beau is speaking to Rosalind and Celia about the wrestling that they have missed. He meant that the beginning of the wrestling match was not as interesting as the one which was to take place and they should watch it. 4 .Which adjectives are used by Le Beau to describe the three young men? Describe the match they fought with Charles as related by Le Beau. Ans: Le Beau uses the words Three proper young men, of excellent growth and presence. Le Beau related that an old man entered with his three sons. The eldest of the three wrestled with Charles and in a moment Charles threw down and broke his ribs with little chances of his survival. Charles did the same thing with the other two sons of the old man. He said that they lay there with the old man grief‐stricken, lamenting over their conditions and the people who passed by too shed tears. 5. Bring out the humour exhibited by one of the characters during this conversation. Ans: Touchstone the court jester, Rosalind and Celia were in conversation with Le Beau. When Le Beau described the gruesome wrestling match between Charles and the three young men, Touchstone asked him which fun sport he thought of describing to the ladies when he had come. Le Beau answered that it was the same wrestling match in which Charles had broken the ribs of the young men .Touchstone brought out the humour and remarked that he gained wisdom that breaking of ribs was a sport for the ladies. Q4. Read the extract and answer the following questions. Come on: since the youth will not be entreated, his own peril on his forwardness. 1 .Who is the speaker? Which other characters are present there? Who is the youth spoken about? Ans: Duke Frederick is the speaker. Rosalind, Celia and Le Beau are present .Orlando is the youth who is being spoken about.
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