What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?
Mr Crocker-Harris is a serious person by nature who prioritises his work rather than thinking about what other peoples' views are about him. He is a devoted, dutiful, unbiased, disciplined teacher who does the fair evaluation to all of his students.
A sadist is a person who gets pleasure out of giving pain to others.
Given below are some dictionary definitions of certain kinds of persons.
Find out the words that fit these descriptions.
1. A person who considers it important that things should be correct or genuine e.g. in the use of the language or in arts.
2. A person who believes that the war and violence are wrong and will not fight in the war.
3. A person who believes that nothing really exists.
4. A person who is always hopeful and expects the best in all things.
5. A person who follows the generally accepted norms of behaviour.
6. A person who believes that material possessions are all that matter in life.
Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.
Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow's comments on Crocker-Harris?
Identify the stanza that talks of each of the following.
Individualism, Rationalism, Hypocrisy
