THE BISHOP CANDLESTICKS PPT PRESENTED ON CHAPTER OF NCERT COURSE BOOK OF ENGLISH.

The Bishop’s candlesticks-1 Persome: Marie, isn' t the soup boiling yet ? Marie: Not yet, madam. Persome: Well, it ought to be. You haven't tended the fire properly, child. Marie: But, madam, you yourself made the fire up. Persome: Don't answer me back like that. It is rude. Marie: Yes, madam. Persome: Then don't let me have to rebuke you again. Marie: No, madam. Persome: I wonder where my brother can be. (Looking at the clock.) It is after eleven o'clock and no sign of him. Marie!

Passage 2 Persome : Brother , I have no patience with you. There , sit down and take your soup, it has been waiting ever so long. And if it is spoilt, it serves you right. Bishop : it smells delicious. Persome: I’m sure Marie’s mother is not so ill that you need have stayed out on such a night as this. I believe those people pretend to be ill just to have the Bishop call on them. They have no thought of the Bishop.

ABOUT BISHOP The Bishop was a very noble person, who was always ready to help anyone in distress. The doors of his house were always open.

ABOUT PERSOME But his sister Persome was materialistic. She felt that the simplicity and nobility of the bishop was misused by the people.

THINKING OF PERSOME Bishop was often cheated and taken undue advantage of. Mere Gringoire, the old women who lived on the top of the hill and did no work made such a fool of the bishop by making him sell his silver salt cellars to pay her rent

AFTER THE CONVICT BREAKS IN THE HOSUE One day, past midnight a convict enters the bishop’s house and asks for food at the point of a knife. The convict is rude, hard hearted, rough and suspicious and full of fear. The bishop treats him with kindness and provides him food and shelter.

The convict was tempted to steal the bishops silver candlesticks The convict was tempted to steal the bishops silver candlesticks. But he gets caught and was arrested and brought before the bishop. This candlestick was very dear to the bishop as it was the parting gift presented to him by his mother. But the bishop called the convict his friend. Later he gave the candlesticks to the convict, blessed him and told him a secret way to Paris. The convict was deeply touched and filled with remorse.

RESULT AT THE END The bishop succeeds in reforming the hardened convict and told him that the human heart is the abode of God.

ASSINGNED BY— MR.P.SAHA SIR PRESENTED BY— DIPRO PRAMANIK