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An Excellent Father |
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Brief Summary
‘An Excellent Father’ is actually an extract of a famous novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen was a female writer who wrote for the pleasure of writing and with a little hope of publication. Pride and Prejudice (1813) is one of her good pieces of novels in which the characters revolve around her sister. An excellent father tells us about the love and affection between father and daughter. This is the actual sketch of events of her life. She has taken actual characters in her novel. The lesson starts with the conversation between Mr Bennet and his wife at Netherfield Park which is vacant for a long time but is at last taken by a rich man namely Mr Bingley on rent. Mr Bingley is a rich man but unmarried. Mrs Bennet is concerned with the marriage of her daughters. She wishes Mr Bingley to marry one of her daughters so she forces Mr Bennet to meet Mr Bingley as soon as possible so as, to get this golden opportunity. Mr Bennet is a humorous character. He proves to be an excellent father when he meets Bingley without telling anyone in the family that he has met him. He makes fun of his wife and daughters Lizzy and Kitty.
Thinking about the text
Question
1: What does Mrs Bennet tell her husband?
Answer.
Mrs Bennet tells her husband that Netherfield Park has been taken over by a young
man of large fortune from the north of England and he should fix a meeting with
him as early as possible to get this opportunity to marry one of his daughters.
Question
2: Who takes over Netherfield Park? Why is Mrs Bennet happy about it?
Answer.
Mr Bingley takes over Netherfield Park. He is from north England and is a man
of a large fortune. Mrs Bennet is happy because she has got an opportunity to marry one of her daughters to a
single unmarried rich man.
Question
3: Why does Mrs Bennet insist her husband o meet Mr Bingley?
Answer.
Mrs Bennet insists her husband meet Mr Bingley because she does not want to
miss the golden opportunity of getting one of her daughters married to the
young man, so she urges her husband to meet him along with her daughters.
Question
4: ‘You take delight on vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves’.
Explain.
Answer.
Mr Bennet says these words to Mrs Bennet when she insists him, to visit Mr
Bingley. Mr Bennet means to say that he has many other household matters to
deal with, he is getting old and has no energy to handle all the situations and
she seems to be happy by irritating him.
Question
5: Why does Mrs Bennet think that Mrs Long is selfish?
Answer.
Mrs Long has two unmarried nieces of her own. So, Mrs Bennet thinks that she
will introduce her own nieces to Mr Bingley to marry one of them rather than
her daughters.
Question
6: How does Mr Bennet react to the plan designed by his wife?
Answer.
Mr Bennet reacts comically to the plan designed by his wife. He suggests his
wife visit Bingley by herself along with her daughters.
Question
7: Why does Mrs Bennet tell her girls that they have an excellent father?
Answer.
At first, Mr Bennet seems to be unconcerned about his daughters because he
refuses to visit Mr Bingley when his wife insists him to do so. On the other
hand, he makes fun of his wife and daughters. Without exposing himself that he
has visited Mr Bingley he tells his wife that there is no reason to visit him.
In the end, he discloses that he has already met Mr Bingley. This brings happiness
to the family. This shows how much Mr Bennet is concerned about the marriage
of his daughters and also how an excellent father he is. This is why Mrs Bennet tells her daughters that their father is excellent.
1.
Find word/s from the passage having the following meanings:
a)
rent out
Answer.
Let
b)
Unmarried
Answer.
Single
c)
Make someone angry
Answer.
Vex
d)
In great haste; unwilling to wait
Answer.
Impatient
e)
T live somewhere permanently
Answer.
Settle
f)
Intention or plan
Answer.
Design
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2.
Read the rules from your textbook and use a verb in agreement with its subject
in the following sentences:
1.
The page of the book is torn and the pages of the book are
torn.
2.
Two and two make four.
3.
A black and white dog is barking.
4.
The horse and the carriage is ready.
5.
The madam as well as the students is in the library.
6.
Either she or her brother is absent.
7.
Neither I nor he has resigned.
8.
Physics is said to be an interesting subject.
9.
Not only she but also her sisters are involved in this crime.
10.
The team are divided over who should be the captain.
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