learn about Osca Wilde

1. Who was Oscar Wilde?
2. http://mptbc.nic.in/books/class11/engst11/LESSON%2011.pdf

1. What is the proverb about appearance?

1. "Appearances are always deceptive"

1. That means mistaking a person for someone else.

1. Describe Mr. Hughie.He was good looking. He had crisp brown hair. He had  a clear cut profile.( well formed face and head. He had grey eyes.

1. Where was he from ? From Ireland or from any other European country.

1. With whom was he popular? with men and also with women.

1. What was he not making? MONEY

1. What kind of a young man was he? He accomplished nothing.He had no skill or ability , He was ineffectual( not doing anything worthy) Had a good personality but of no use.

1. Whom did he love? The daughter of an army  high official.

1. Who is a colonel? A person having a high position in the army/?
2. Was the colonel very fond of Hughie? yes

1. What did he not want to hear? of any engagement with his  daughter.

1. Why did Hughie looked Glum  and upset? and why did he curse himself?

1. Because of the condition  of  the colonel.

1. What is glum? sullen,dejected and displeased.

1. What was the condition of the colonel?

1. " come to me when you have got 10000 pounds of your own".

1. Who was Aln Trevor? A friend of Hughie.

1. Where was Hughie going one morning? To Holland park.

1. Where did Hughie drop in? In his friend's place.

1. What was Alan Trevor? a painter.

1. Describe Alan Trover: He was a strange rough fellow.

1. He had a freckled face.

1. What is the meaning of freckled? His skin was  marked with small brown spots.

1. What else did he have? a ragged beard.

1. What is ragged? untidy.

1. How was he  in his profession? He was a real master.

1. His pictures were eagerly sought for.

1. What was Trevor doing when Hughie  came in?

1. He was painting the finishing touches to a wonderful life size picture.

1. Whose picture was that? of a beggar man.

1. Where was the beggar standing? on a platform in the corner of that studio.

1. Describe the beggar: He was looking dried up through age(wizened) He had a face like the wrinkled paper.( parchment) he had a sorrowful expression on his face.(piteous)

1. What was the beggar wearing?  a coarse (rough)brown cloak.

1. How was the cloak? in all tears and tatters.

1. How were his boots? patched and cobbled ,

1. How was he standing? with one hand leaning on a rough stick and with the other he was holding a  battered hat for alms.

1. What is alms? the offerings made by generous people.

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