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ICSE Notes 2017 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) (Hiranandani Foundation School (HFS), Thane)(mov act 5 Q&A)

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ACT V SCENE 1. 1. Jessica: In such a night Did Thisbe ..away. Lorenzo: In such a night Stood Dido .Carthage. (i) Which topic is being discussed in the extract? Ans: Lorenzo says that it was on a moonlit night like this that long time ago, Troilus climbed the walls of Troy and sent forth sighs of love towards the tents of the Greeks, visible in the moonlight, where his beloved Cressida was sleeping that night, the night of her departure. Cressida was a Greek maiden, the daughter of Calchas, a priest in the Grecian army besieging Troy. Troilus was one of the sons of Priam, the King of Troy. During the Trojan War, Cressida had been captured by the Trojans. She and Troilus fell in love, and vowed eternal fidelity. Soon after Cressida was exchanged for three Trojan princes captured by Diomede, a Greek hero. Cressida swore to remain constant and Troilus swore to rescue her. However, she soon gave her affections to Diomede. For along time, every night Troilus stood on the walls of Troy looking at the Greek camp. Shakespeare uses the name of Troilus as a symbol of fidelity while Cressida stands for inconsistency. (ii) Who is Thisbe? What is meant by fearfully o ertrip the dew ? Ans: Thisbe was a beautiful maiden of Babylonia. Pyramus, who also belonged to the same place, loved her. They lived in adjoining houses, but their parents would not let them marry. So they managed to converse with one another through a hole in the garden wall. One moonlit night they arranged to meet secretly at Ninus s tomb, in a forest outside Thisbe arrived there rst, but hearing the roar of a lion, she ran away in terror, dropping the mantle on the ground in her hurry. The lion seized the mantle and tore it, staining it with the blood of an ox it had just killed. Pyramus arrived on the scene and saw the torn blood-stained mantle of Thisbe. He concluded that Thisbe had been devoured by the lion and stabbed himself. Thisbe recovered from her fright and returned to the tomb. She saw the body of Pyramus and also slew herself. Both became symbols of faithful lovers. Jessica says that it was on a moonlit night like this when Thisbe, with a heart throbbing with fear, came daintily stepping over the dewy grass. The bright moonlight showed her the shadow of a lion, before she saw the lion herself, and warned in time, fled away in terror. (iii) Who is Dido? Why is she standing with a willow in her hand? Ans: Dido was the queen of Carthage and the foundress of the city. After the Trojan War, the ship of Aeneas, a Trojan prince, was driven to the coast of Carthage. He was hospitably entertained by Dido and stayed here for a time. She fell in love with him, but he was bidden by the gods to leave Carthage and go to Italy. Aeneas cruelly deserted her and set sail secretly by night. Dido was heartbroken. She built a funeral pyre, set re to it and died in the flames. Lorenzo says that on a moonlit night like this, Queen Dido stood on the wild sea shore, carrying in her hand a willow wand, the emblem of forsaken love, waving to her lover, Aeneas in his ship, vainly appealing to him to return to her.

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