The Bishop's Candlesticks
The Bishop's Candlesticks
9. Identify the situations which be termed as the turning points in the convict's life?
Ans The Convict, when was caught and brought to the Bishop’s house, was asked to be released by the Bishop saying that he is a friend of him. The Bishop also gives him his mother’s only memory i.e. candle-sticks. This entire incidence makes convict believe that there still exists humanity. This is the turning point in the conv
The Bishop's Candlesticks
6. Answer the
following questions briefly
(a) Do you think the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars? Why/why not?
Ans Yes, the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars because he was an ideal person. He could not bear the thought of an old and sick lady to be thrown out of the house due to non-payment of rent. He always helps people in times of need.
(b) Why does Persome feel the people pretend to be sick?
Ans. Persome felt people pretended to be sick so that the Bishop may be near them. She is pained to see that the entire humanity is turning upon them for charity and benevolence. She felt that people pretended to be sick and take undue advantage of the Bishop.
(c) Who was Jeanette? What was the cause of her death?
Ans. Jeanette was the convict’s wife. She died due to illness and starvation.
(d) The convict says, “I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff.” What does he mean by this statement?
Ans. The convict has suffered, he is embittered, he is experienced. So he couldn’t be tricked. He ordered the Bishop to stay put because he couldn’t trust anyone not to report to the police and get him arrested.
(e) Why was the convict sent to prison? What was the punishment given to him?
Ans.The convict was sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread. He was sentenced to ten years in a prison hulk.
(f) Do you think the punishment given to the convict was justified? Why/ why not? Why is the convict eager to reach Paris?
Ans. The punishment given to the convict was not justified. It is too inhuman for someone who was caught stealing just to feed his sick wife. He was guilty of stealing only to feed his wife who was dying of starvation. But they showed him no mercy and treated him like a beast. They chained him like a wild animal, lashed him like a hound and fed him filth. He was covered with vermin and had to sleep on boards. This kind of treatment is inhuman and not justified.
(a) Do you think the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars? Why/why not?
Ans Yes, the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars because he was an ideal person. He could not bear the thought of an old and sick lady to be thrown out of the house due to non-payment of rent. He always helps people in times of need.
(b) Why does Persome feel the people pretend to be sick?
Ans. Persome felt people pretended to be sick so that the Bishop may be near them. She is pained to see that the entire humanity is turning upon them for charity and benevolence. She felt that people pretended to be sick and take undue advantage of the Bishop.
(c) Who was Jeanette? What was the cause of her death?
Ans. Jeanette was the convict’s wife. She died due to illness and starvation.
(d) The convict says, “I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff.” What does he mean by this statement?
Ans. The convict has suffered, he is embittered, he is experienced. So he couldn’t be tricked. He ordered the Bishop to stay put because he couldn’t trust anyone not to report to the police and get him arrested.
(e) Why was the convict sent to prison? What was the punishment given to him?
Ans.The convict was sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread. He was sentenced to ten years in a prison hulk.
(f) Do you think the punishment given to the convict was justified? Why/ why not? Why is the convict eager to reach Paris?
Ans. The punishment given to the convict was not justified. It is too inhuman for someone who was caught stealing just to feed his sick wife. He was guilty of stealing only to feed his wife who was dying of starvation. But they showed him no mercy and treated him like a beast. They chained him like a wild animal, lashed him like a hound and fed him filth. He was covered with vermin and had to sleep on boards. This kind of treatment is inhuman and not justified.
The
convict is eager to reach Paris because it was a big city and the Police would
never be able to find him there.
(g)
Before leaving, the convict asks the Bishop to bless him. What brought about
this change in him?
Ans. The Bishop’s benevolent, kind and caring attitude had brought
about a change in the convict. That is why before leaving for Paris, he asks
the Bishop to bless him.
9. Identify the situations which be termed as the turning points in the convict's life?
Ans The Convict, when was caught and brought to the Bishop’s house, was asked to be released by the Bishop saying that he is a friend of him. The Bishop also gives him his mother’s only memory i.e. candle-sticks. This entire incidence makes convict believe that there still exists humanity. This is the turning point in the conv
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