Chapter-7 It was on the 7th of November, the eve of his own thirty-second birthday, as he often remembered afterwards.He was walking home about eleven o’clock from Lord Henry’s, where he had been dining, and was wrapped in heavy furs, as the night was cold and foggy. At the corner of Grosvenor Square and South […]
Chapter-6 When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly, and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen. The man was quite impassive, and waited for his orders. Dorian lit a cigarette, and walked over to the glass and glanced into it. He could see the reflection of Victor’s face perfectly. It
Chapter-5 I suppose you have heard the news, Basil?’ said Lord Henry on the following evening, as Hallward was shown into a little private room at the Bristol where dinner had been laid for three.‘No, Harry,’ answered Hallward, giving his hat and coat to the bowing waiter, ‘What is it? Nothing about politics, I hope.
Chapter-4 Dorian Gray listened, open-eyed and wondering. The spray of lilac fell from his hand upon the gravel. A furry bee came and buzzed round it for a moment. Then it began to scramble all over the fretted purple of the tiny blossoms. He watched it with that strange interest in trivial things that we
Chapter-3 As they entered they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning over the pages of a volume of Schumann’s ‘Forest Scenes.’ ‘You must lend me these, Basil,’ he cried. ‘I want to learn them. They are perfectly charming.’‘That entirely depends on how you sit today, Dorian.’‘Oh,
Chapter-2 The wind shook some blossoms from the trees, and the heavy lilac blooms, with their clustering stars, moved to and fro in the languid air. A grasshopper began to chirrup in the grass, and a long thin dragon-fly floated by on its brown gauze wings. Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil
Chapter-1 Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of the laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flame-like as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched
The First ActQ1. ‘Ernest in town and Jack in the country’—what does this expression mean?Q2. Whose forte is not literary criticism?Q3. What is the meaning of a Bunburyist?Q4. Who is Lady Bracknell?The Second ActQ1. Who does not like German grammar?Q2. Define the character of Chasuble.Q3. Why has the Primitive Church not lasted up to the
Chapter-6 Town and CountryIn The Importance of Being Earnest one’s residence is a key signifier of one’s social standing and sophistication. Lady Bracknell’s keen interest in Jack’s address exemplifies this alignment between class, fashion and residence. She finds Jack’s house in town to be ‘unfashionable’, and his country estate to be neither a ‘profit or
Chapter-5 JackErnest/Mr. Ernest Worthing/Uncle Jack/John Worthing, J.P./Ernest John. The protagonist of the play, Jack seems like a respectable young man, but leads a double life as a clever dandy. He goes by ‘Ernest’ in town and ‘Jack’ in the country. Meanwhile, he pretends to have a brother also named ‘Ernest’ whose mischief frequently calls him
Chapter-4 In his fashionable London flat, Algernon plays the piano from an adjoining room offstage while his butler Lane sets the parlor on stage for tea. While Algernon absent-mindedly munches on cucumber sandwiches, prepared for Aunt Augusta (Lady Bracknell) and cousin Gwendolen’svisit, he remarks on an inaccurate entry in the household books. Wondering why eight
Chapter-3 SCENEMorning-room at the Manor House is shown. Both Gwendolen and Cecily are standing at the window and looking out into the garden.Gwendolen. The fact that they did not follow us at once into the house, as any one else would have done, seems to me to show that they have some sense of shame
Chapter-2 SCENE A garden full of roses is shown at the Manor House. Grey stone steps lead up to the House. It is the month of July. There are basket chairs and a table with some books on it, set under a big yew-tree. Miss Prism is seen seated at the table whereas Cecily behind
Chapter-1 SCENEAlgernon’s flat is located in Half-moon Street. His room is artistically and richly decorated and furnished. In the room next to his, the sound of a piano playing can be heard. Lane arranges afternoon tea on the table. Algernon steps in after the music has stopped.Algernon. Did you notice what I was playing, Lane?Lane.
PART – I Chapter—1Q1. How were the Tasmanians exterminated?Q2. When was the first falling star seen?Chapter—2Q1. What did the narrator see far away towards Knaphill?Q2. What was still a matter of wonder?Chapter—3Q1. How far is Leatherhead from Maybury Hill?Q2. What happened when lighting began?Chapter—4Q1. As the narrator and the artilleryman drew near the road, what