CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the moral value of “The Happy Prince”?
A
We must give all we have to make the others happy
B
The true happiness is when we can make others happy
C
If we are happy, the others will be happy
D
Be helpful, then you will be helped when u need
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The moral of the story ‘’The Happy Prince” is that humans should do good and help those in need. The Prince and the Swallow help others who are suffering, and they die in the process.

Detailed explanation-2: -A moral (from Latin morālis) is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. A moral is a lesson in a story or in real life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The moral lesson of “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde is that the worst aspects of modern society can be overcome by love and charity, which have the unique ability to unite men and make them whole.

Detailed explanation-4: -In The Morals of the Prince Machiavelli expresses his presumption on how a prince should act. He expresses that a prince should be feared, merciful, stingy, etc. He is right because if a prince is loved and too generous then people will take advantage of him and that will lead to his down fall.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is the message the writer is trying to convey through the story. Often the theme of a story is a broad message about life. The theme of a story is important because a story’s theme is part of the reason why the author wrote the story.

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