King Bruce and the Spider Class 10 Notes Chapter 17
Reference
This poem was written by Eliza Cook (1818-1889). Born in
London, she was the youngest of seven children. She was fully educated and
wrote verses from the age of fourteen. The first volume is being published at
17 o'clock. In 1849, he edited and published the "Eliza Cox Journal".
His work is simple and highly ethical. In this poem, she teaches the reader to
always try and never be disappointed.
Imagination
"Where there is a will, there is away."
Or
"The world is what its patients and industry are."
Theme
The central idea of this poem is that we should adopt a
hopeful attitude towards life with a strong will and strength, be bold through
the thick and the thin, and do no more hard work and harm than that. If we
adopt such fatness, then God Almighty will surely help us. As the saying goes,
"The world is one of patience and industry."
Abstract
The poet has expressed the true meaning of life in this
poem. The solution to life's problems and the key to success is dramatically
preached in this poem.
The poem tells the story of King Bruce of Scotland. Once he
was defeated by English men. He took refuge in a cave. Because of his repeated
failures, he was very sad. King Bruce mentally accepted his defeat at the hands
of English men.
One day, as he was contemplating his point of defeat, he saw
a spider trying to reach his gut. The thread was the only way for the spider to
reach its destination. The spider started this journey with great anxiety and
strength. But the spider arrives at the initial stage where it started its
journey. King Bruce was making stupid attempts to reach the destination that
the spider would not try again.
However, the spider succeeded in its 10th attempt to reach
the rose. The success of making King Bruce a spider began in a promising way.
"All the honours for those who are constantly striving." King Bruce
decided in his heart to try again to defeat his enemies. He finally succeeded.
Question and answer
Question 1 What did the king learn from the spider?
Answer: Spider's persistent efforts gave a positive twist to
King Bruce's ideas and taught him that we must be persistent and courageous in
order to achieve our goal. The constant struggle for the ultimate goal always
yields a favourable result. We should do our best regardless of resistance and
living conditions.
Q2. What do you know about King Bruce of Scotland?
Answer: King Bruce of Scotland was a very generous and
patriotic emperor. Once he fought with the British army which wanted to
establish a British colony in Scotland, but he was defeated. Because he wanted
to defeat his enemy, he made several attempts to regain his domain but failed. 10
Q.3 What do you know about King Bruce of Scotland?
Answer: Eliza Cook (1818-1889) was born in London. In 1849
he edited and published the "Eliza Cook Journal". Her work is very
simple and very ethical and she teaches readers the same lessons she has always
taught in her life. Keep trying and never give up.
Q.4 When she says what is meant by the poet of "a
great work"?
Answer: The King has used the words "a great difficulty"
for King Bruce. He was doing his best to protect his domain from the tainted
hands of the enemy. Because the protection of the country is a high priority in
human life, poets called it "a great act."
Q5. What do King Bruce and the spider have in common?
Answer: The similarities between King Bruce and Spider were
that the goal was far from perfect. They both had very little hope of success,
the spider had the same thread to reach, and King Bruce had very little hope of
victory over his enemies. Was
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.6. Why did King Bruce or Pottis call the spider "brave"?
Answer: The poor spider is called brave because it was very
persistent and tried very hard to complete its work. Although he faced many
setbacks, he did not express his grief over the misfortune of his fate. He kept
trying and finally his constant efforts put him in the cobwebs.