CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Happy Prince had never seen or experienced sorrow all his life. But after his death, his statue was put up on a high pedestal from where he could see the ugliness and misery of his land. This made him cry with sorrow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : The Happy Prince’s statue lamented because he knew no sorrow when he was alive. But after the building of his statue the whole of the city’s ugliness and misery could be seen, and although now he had a leading heart he still could feel the pain that made him cry.

Detailed explanation-3: -From here, the Happy Prince, like a statue, got to see the pain and miseries of the people. He then realised that ugliness and sufferings are the true faces of life. He felt that the misery suffered by humans was the greatest mystery and the plight of – men and women was more marvellous than the grandeurs of riches.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Prince was sad because he could see the unhappiness of his city. Even his heart, which was made of cheap metal, could feel the people’s pain. When the Happy Prince was alive, he did not know what tears were. He lived in a palace where there was no sadness.

Detailed explanation-5: -How did the Happy Prince help the poor children in the city ? Answer: As per the orders of the Happy Prince, the gold leaves and the jewels on his boy were taken out by the swallow and distributed among the poor. Thus, the Happy Prince was able to help the poor children in the city.