CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The swallow asked The Happy Prince why was he ____ ?
A
weeping
B
laughing
C
sleeping
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -he saw all the miseries they faced. and so he was crying as he could not do anything to solve their misery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The statue of the Happy Prince was weeping because when he had been alive, he had not known any sorrow. But after his statue had been erected, he was able to see all the ugliness and misery of the city, and even though he now had a heart of lead, he could still feel the pain, which made him cry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : The Happy Prince ordered the swallow to pluck one of his eyes which were made of sapphire and take it to the man living in the garret who was very poor and could not write with an empty stomach.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Happy Prince was weeping because he can see all the ugliness and the misery of this city, and the sadness among his city’s people. Though, his heart is made of lead yet he cannot choose but weep. This tells that he is kind and helpful man .

Detailed explanation-5: -In the story, the statue tells the swallow that he is the Happy Prince. The swallow asks the Prince, then why was he crying. She also adds that his tears fell on her due to which she got wet. Thus she says that you have quite drenched me.

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