CLASS 9
THE HAPPY PRINCE
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Question
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The swallow died after giving the gemstone to the girl
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The prince only had one eye but he wanted to give a gemstone to his people. It made the swallow felt sorry and confused
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He was Happy Prince but he always cries when he saw the sadness
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The swallow left the Happy Prince alone
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Detailed explanation-1: -Internal Conflict: When the happy prince knew that he is no longer alive, he couldnt help the poor. External Conflict: The happy prince could see all the ugliness and misery of his city, and he knew he couldn’t do anything to help because he was dead.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Happy Prince of the story’s title refers to a statue, made of lead but painted all over with gold. The statue’s eyes are sapphires, and in the hilt of the sword he holds is a bright red ruby. The statue stands high above a city, and is admired by those who live there because he looks happy and ‘like an angel’.
Detailed explanation-3: -One night a Swallow nests at his feet and the prince asks it to stay and to help the him help the poor but when the Swallow dies of cold, the heart of the happy prince breaks. Whilst depicting the poverty of Victorian England it contains all the elements of a classic fairy tale.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Prince gifted one of the gemstones from his eyes to a young writer who was unable to complete his story as it was very cold and he did not have any fire in his room. He was also hungry and weak. The other gemstone was given to the little girl who was selling eggs.