Some important quotations wqith answers. By SM : Nassif El-Segahy El-Marsafy :
1-“ To a man like me, opportunities are responsibilities.” By SM: Nassif
1. Who says this and when?ó Rassendyll says this while he is eating breakfast with his sister-in-lawزوجة اخية.
2. What does the person mean by this?
ó He means that if an opportunity comes, he takes it but he doesn’t look for work or responsibilities.
3. Do you think a person like this is very serious about work or life?
ó I do not think that he is very serious about work and life with this attitudeالموقف.
2-"I have an idea! It was lucky that we met you yesterday,"
1-Who says this to whom? ó Sapt says this to Rassendyll.
2-Why were they lucky to meet him yesterday? ó Because he looks like the king and his German was perfect.
3-What were they going to do? Why?
óThey were going to Strelsau to be crowned because the real king was poisoned and can't go. If he didn't go to Strelsau, Duke Michael would be the King tonight, and the King will either be dead or in prison,
3-“Nervous. I’m not made of stone, you know.”
1. Who said this to Sapt?ó Rassendyll said this.
2. Where were they when this was said? óThey were in/near Strelsau.
3. Why was the speaker nervous?ó He was afraid people would realize that he was not the real King.
4- “Tell your soldiers to ride ahead of me. I don’t need them or you. You can wait here until I’ve continued through the old town alone.”
1. Who says this to whom?ó Rassendyll says this to Marshal Strakencz.
2. Where are they and when is this?
ó They are in the streets of Strelsau, going from the station to the coronation. This is before the coronation
3. Why does the speaker say this?
ó He wants to act as a king. He wants the people to know that he trusts them.
5- “If all’s well, why go there? And if all isn’t well, I fear there’ll be a trap.”
1. Who says this to whom?ó Max Holf says this to Duke Michael.
2. Where are they?ó They are on the way to Zenda.
3. What is “there”? What do you think he means by “all’s well”?ó“There” means the hunting lodge. “All’s well” probably means that the Duke’s plan has gone ahead and that the King is kidnapped.
6- “You’re mad! The plan’s too dangerous!” By SM: Nassif
1. Who says this to whom?ó Rassendyll says this to Colonel Sapt.
2. Where are they?ó They are at the hunting lodge near Zenda.
3. What is the dangerous plan?
ó Sapt wants Rassendyll to continue to pretend to be the King and to return to Strelsau that nigh
7-“Listen! We’ve got them! They can’t say anything without showing their guilt.”
1. Who says this to whom? ó Sapt says this to Rasendyll.
2. Why does he say this?ó He is trying to persuade Rassendyll to continue to be the King.
3. Who is “them”? What does the speaker mean by “We’ve got them”?ó“Them” is Michael and his men. The speaker means that they have trapped the Duke and his men. The Duke can’t say anything against Rassendyll because he would have to admit that he is guilty of kidnapping the real King.
8-“ So no one can do anything! It is a stalemate.”
1-Who is the speaker? ó Fritz. 2- Who is the addressee? ó Rassendyll
3-Explain what is meant by a stalemate.ó He meant that neither Micheal and his men nor Sapt and Rassendyll
would do any thing but wait.Micheal could neither kill the king nor accuse rassenyll of any thing.Sapt, Fritz, and Rassendyll couldn’t attack Micheal to rescue the king.
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