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Explain the passages with reference to the context :Magnanimity and mercy ………….. I do it. |
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Answer» Context : The writer could not kill the mosquito. Now, he started having kindly feelings for the mosquito. His sense of superiority began to disappear gradually. He felt that the mosquito had equal rights to be in the compartment. It had equal rights to live and enjoy. So the writer now decided to be generous and kind to the mosquito. Explanation : Now, it dawned on the writer that generosity and mercy were the greatest qualities of man. He felt that by being generous and merciful he could get back his honour lost in his fight with the mosquito. Thus, he could save his face. He felt how foolish and helpless, he was at that moment. He was an object of mockery. But by showing mercy and forgiveness, he could thus recover his lost honour. He came back to his seat. He would not punish the mosquito with death. He would not kill it. He had suspended his death sentence. |
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