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03.02.2020 18:26 •  Английский язык

У кого есть ответ смело! 1. What made the boy commit the offence thus bringing the punishment upon himself? 2. What was the aunt’s method of bringing up the children and what did it result in? How are the ideas of punishment and pleasure treated in the story in general? 3. Had the trip to the sands any appeal to the boy and what did he think of the pleasures promised by the aunt? What is his idea of a “treat”? 4. The author calls the boy “a skilled tactician” and not for nothing. What strategy did Nicholas work out to get into the lumber-room unnoticed and leave it without trace? 5. At the same time the author evaluates the aunt as “a woman of few ideas with immense power of concentration”. How does this feature of her character define her actions in the story? What motivates her actions — strong faith or false piety? 6. The lumber-room in spite of its dust and desolation came up to the boy’s expectations. What role does the lumber-room play in the evaluation of his character? 7. It was a kitchen-maid who came to the aunt’s rescue. What was wrong in the family that made its members so indifferent to each other? 8. For what reasons were the members of the family silent at tea that evening? Why does the author lay special emphasis on the cause of their silence? 9. How did Nicholas manage to fight the aunt with her own weapon and finally disarm her? Speak on the conflict between the boy and the aunt: a) Does the punishment of the aunt at the hands of Nicholas suggest anything to you? b) On what issues are they opposed? 10. Speak on the story in terms of unchangeable conventional real ity versus poetry and intellectual freedom. 11. On whose side do the author’s sympathies lie? Based on your interpretation of the story say a few words about the author.