The Suitor and Papa

1. Why did Fituyev refuse to certify Pyotr as mad, despite being his friend?
Ans: As Fituyev had had a tiff with his wife. It came to him that marriage is futile and thus one
who marries is insane and mad. As Pyotr doesn’t want to marry so he can’t be mad. So he
refuses to certify him.
Q)2
Pyotr gives a lot of reasons to avoid ‘getting hitched’ to Anastasia. Some of the reasons are as
under:
● a) Pyotr says that Nastya and his views and convictions don’t match where
Kondrashkin replies that after spending some time as married, their views and
convictions will start matching.
● b) Next reason: Pyotr says that he is unworthy of Anastasia in which Kondrashkin
says that Pyotr is wonderful boy.
● c) Pyotr says that he is poor where Kondrashkin says that he is drawing a salary.
● d) Pyotr then says that he is a drunkard and Kondrashkin replies that he has never
seen him drunk.
● e) Pyotr says that he takes bribes in which Kondrashkin humorously replies that who
doesn’t
● f) Then Pyotr says that he has done embezzlement. On hearing this Kondrashkin
gets a little dumfounded and says that he, Pyotr, will be jailed. And after a brief thought
says his daughter may accompany him to jail.
g) Write yourself
h) Write yourself
3. When he failed to convince Kondrashkin, what did Pyotr finally decide to do?
Ans: When Pyotr failed to convince Kondrashkin by giving different reasons, he finally decides
to feign insanity.
3. What device does pyotr decide to use to avoid getting hitched to Anastasia?
Ans: After having failed in convincing Kondrashkin, Pyotr decided to feign insanity, a Hamlet's
device so that it would not be legally allowed for him to marry.
Q.1)'When are you going to throw your stag party'?
(a) Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to?
Ans:One of the friends of Pyotr is the speaker. He is speaking to Pyotr.
(b) What is a 'stag party'?

Ans:A stag party is a party for a man who is going to get married, to which only his male Friends
are invited.
(c) How does the listener reacted the question?
Ans:The listener l.e.,Pyotr became red in shame and anger and said that it was fool who
thought about his marriage.
Q. Why did everyone expect Pyotr to marry Anastasia?
Ans: People get the idea that Pyotr was getting married with Kondrakshin's daughter Anastasia.
Everyone knew that he spent the whole day with her. He dined there, sang ballads and walked
with Nastya. He also gave a bunch of flowers to her. Nastys was fully smitten. He was a
frequent visitor to the Kondrakshin's family. All these things led people to get the idea that Pyotr
was courting Nastya. Even Nastya's father also talked about their soon to be marriage.
"If you here..... if you learn who I am you'll be appalled. I... am a runaway
1) Who is the speaker?

→Pyotr Petrovich Milkin is the speaker here.
ii) Why does he say these words?
→ He said these words because Kondrashkin was compelling him to propose to his daughter at
any cost. But Pyotr never courted his daughter. So he was trying to worm his way out of the
situation.
iii) What is the listener's immediate reaction?
When listener heard that pyotr was a runaway convict, he did not bother. His reaction was very
cool and calm. He said that as Nastye loud him, she could be with Pyotr in time of his distress.
So Pyotr might propose to her. He insisted pyotr to marry Anastasia as he had seven daughters
and Pyotr has spent lots of time with Nastys, eating drinking and chatting to the girls all the time.
He behaved like a suitor, so he must propose his daughter Anastasia
Q. List any three excuses that Pyotr makes to Kondrashkin to convince the latter that he
is not a suitable suitor for Anastasia.
Ans:
-> Excuses that Pyotr made to Kondrashkin to convince him that he was not a suitable suitor for
Anastasia were
1. Pytor said that he was a drunkard with a hereditary vice of going on drinking bouts.
2. Pytor gave an excuse that he had the vice of taking bribes and was a trial for embezzlement.
3. As per Pytor he was a runaway convict and was accused of forgery as well.

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1. Why did Fituyev refuse to certify Pyotr as mad, despite being his friend?

Q.1)'When are you going to throw your stag party'?

(a) Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to?

Ans:One of the friends of Pyotr is the speaker. He is speaking to Pyotr.

(b) What is a 'stag party'?

(c) How does the listener reacted the question?

Q. Why did everyone expect Pyotr to marry Anastasia?

1) Who is the speaker?

ii) Why does he say these words?

iii) What is the listener's immediate reaction?

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