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SS Oe, , 7 2 eat first suspect that Lomoy has come for? Ishe sincere when he},, : Me SE nsioned wou my angel, as if you were my Own son.” ? Find orn, v ans or from the play: 3 $, foun SE aaa fare ata cen wen er 47 ear ee Gea 7 SH SA, é, eae teeter ge rae rer, ARTA Be, Ans. At first Chubukov suspects that Lomoy has come to borrow money as he Usually, visit him for this very purpose. But later on when he learns that Lomov has come to ask the, hand of her daughter, Natalya Stepanovna, 1? marriage, he becomes sinc His daughter is, already 25 years old and he is looking for @ husband for her, It is a windfall for him and he, becomes sincere and a big serious and says : "And I've always loved you, my angel, as ifyoy, were my own son." He further adds may God give him both His help and His love and so on,, He becomes so delighted and says that he would go and call Natasha. He say that she is likea, lovesick cat. et : eauanen, 2. Chubukoy says of Natalya : ' s if she wont’s consent ! She's in love; egad, she is likea, lovesick cat sees! Would yo ? Find reasons for your answ er for the play., maara rare & att HET e a ae wert TET ere aE CATT A Bs AC Us AN AT, facet at We t..... 1 eet HTT EAA BHT? art Sat oh feT HINT TTA, Ans. Chubukov is right in his saying that Natalya is like a lovesick cat. She really is. Till, the time she doesn't come to know that Lomov has come to propose her, she quarrels with, him over the ownership of Oxen Meadows and exchanges hot words with him. Both even, abuse each other and ready to go to court. But when she learns that Lomov has come to, propose her she begins to say that Oxen Meadow were his (Lomov's). She wants to get, married immediately. She becomes mad and hysteric. She wants her father to bring him. The, old man also succumbs to her pressure and bring Lomov back who has gone. In short, itisa, reality that she is lovesick cat and for love sake she can sacrifice anything., , 3. (i) Find all the words and expressions in the play that the characters use to speak, about each other, and the accusations and insults they hurl at each other. (For, example, Lomoy in the end calls Chubukoy an intriguer; but earlier,, Chubukoy has himself called Lomoy 4 "malicious, double-faced intriguer,", Again, Lomoy begins by describing Natalya as "an excellent housekeeper, not, bad-looking, well-educated."), , (ii) Then think of five adjectives or adjectival expt essions of your own to describe, , each character in the play., , (ili) Can you now imagine what these characters will quarrel about next?, , Ans. (i) There are many words and expressions in the play that the characters use to, speak about each other, and the accusations and insults they hurl at each other. Some ofthese, are as follow :, , My darling, my angel, my treasure, my precious, a critical age, I implore you, it's even, imprudent, a land grabber, I'll give it to them in the neck, please don't shout, excruciating, , palpitation, why yall like that, my beloved, you pettifogger, your Lomovs have had lunacy in, your family, your grandfather was a drunkard, your young aunt, Nastasya Mihailovna, ran, away with an architect, and your mother was a hump backed, your father was @ guzzling, gambler, there haven't been many backbiter to equal your aunt, you're an intriguer, you're, justamalicious, double faced intriguer, and don't set foot in my house again, the villain |, th, ‘scarecrow, what a rascal, blind hen, turnip-ghost has the confounded cheek to make |, , , , , , proposal, the stuffed sausage, the wizer-faced frump, don't take him, there's some demon ¢, , ‘contradiction in you today, your silly Guess, be hanged to your Squeezer, catch black beetle, , , rr.
