Compulsory English-Grade-XII_Kesh Rana

  1. A Matter of Husband - Forenc Molnar Summary ‘A Matter of Husbands’ is a one-act play written by the most celebrated and controversial Hungarian playwright, Ferenc Molnar (1878–1952). It shows how an innocent is deceived and convinced easily by so-called clever and smart people. The play begins with the appearance of a young woman, walking into a famous Actress’s house because she suspects her husband is there with her. She has been there to get her husband back who is attracted to the beauty of the Famous Actress. The Famous Actress denies that she has taken her husband though she meets him personally. She further asks for justification for why she has been blamed. The woman replies that her husband has sent her flowers and written a letter of apology for not being able to call her due to busy work. Additionally, she says that she found the letter on her husband’s desk and reads it in front of the actress. However, the actress weaves a twisting story and convinces the woman

1. On Libraries- Oliver Sacks  Summary In "On Libraries," the author extols the virtues of intellectual liberty, volunteerism, and the joy of an unexpected outcome. The great neurologist, novelist, and avid reader was one of the legends of the mind and heart-shaped and nurtured by libraries. In the autobiographical essay, he recalls the time he spent in his home library, which originally belonged to his parents. The library was his favourite place, where he spent hours reading books. He further emphasizes that reading in the library gave him true education. The library, where he used to feel free to quench his thirst for knowledge, had a quiet atmosphere. However, he disliked school because he had to be quite passive in following instructions from the teacher and passively taking in information. Similarly, his interest in science, particularly astronomy and chemistry, grew when he started school at St. Paul’s School. He was able to quench his thirst for reading science b

  1. A Day- Emily Dickinson Summary Emily   Dickinson’s poem ‘A Day’ describes the rising sun, causing events and changes, and the setting of the sun from an innocent child’s perspective. The poem begins with the speaker confidently describing how the sun rises, and the subsequent events. This speaker shows excitement on spotting birds, hills, and the rising sun itself. The second stanza explains how the rising sun drives away the mist or fog that is covering the hills. The rising sun also invites the birds to sing songs. The speaker in this stanza is confident of the changes brought about by the rising sun. However, the third stanza shows that he seems unsure about how the sun sets. He just describes the sky gets dark when the sun sets. This stanza presents the transition from sunrise to sunset as life to death. In a metaphorical way, this stanza describes humans like the speaker, who would rather talk about more exciting things than death. The final stanza, which portrays human mort

1. Neighbours - Tim Winton Main Characters The Macedonian family:  living to the next door of the young couple The Polish Widower: from Poland living to the next door of the young couple The Young Couple: Newlywed young couple who have just moved to the place from the outer suburbs. Summary Tim Winton's short tale "Neighbours" is about a young couple who have migrated to a new neighbourhood with many European immigrants. At first, the young couple only sees their new neighbours’ strange and sometimes disgusting customs, which creates bias in both of them. However, as they become more familiar to their new surroundings, the young couple begin to like their neighbours and notice that they are not so bad after all. They discover that they can be friends and that they can assist one another in their daily lives The young man stays at home to write his thesis on the evolution of the twentieth-century novel, while the young woman works in a hospital. Over time, their neighb