DRAMA 2 : Julius Caesar — ENGLISH [Communicative] STD 10 — Question

What does the expression ‘Counting your chickens before they are hatched’ mean? In what context was it spoken in the chapter Patol Babul

Who says “Et tu Brute”? When are these words spoken? Why?

Do you think the snake was conscious of the poet’s presence? How do you know?

The poet is filled with horror and protest when the snake prepares to retreat and bury itself in the “horrid black’, ‘dreadful’ hole. In the light of this statement, bring out the irony of his act of throwing a log at the snake.

Ben appreciates grandfather saying ‘its’ a good thing he did’. Later he calls him a ‘drunken old beggar’. Why does he change his opinion about grandfather?

Why does Mrs. Slater decide to shift the bureau from grandfather’s room before the arrival of the Jordans? How does Henry react to the suggestion?

How do we know that the Albatross was not afraid of the humans? Why did the sailors hail it in God’s name?

Snakes generate both horror and fascination. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

Why is the frog’s joy both sweet and bitter?

What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story, ‘The Letter’?