The Pot of Gold Questions and Answers

 

Short Essay Type Questions with Answers

Q. 1. Write a note on significance of the title, The Pot of Gold.

Ans. Pot of Gold is an example of Plautus’s dramaturgy at its best. The plot has two strands of action Euclio’s frantic attempts to keep his pot of gold safe from thieves and Phaedria’s offers of marriage on the very day she gives birth to Lyconides’ illegitimate baby. The two lines of action are skillfully interwoven, the dramatic pace is swift and purposeful, and each scene arises from the last with no digressions. This farce also exhibits Plautus’s verbal exuberance-his punning, his comic alliteration, his idiomatic language, his metrical variety, and his keen sense of timing to good effect. Few playwrights of that era knew how to handle a joke with such deftness. Merely reading Plautus’s plays-especially in translation can be tiresome, however. It is necessary to visualize the action taking place on a stage to get some idea of Plautus’s ability.

Plautine drama was quite similar to nineteenth and twentieth century musical comedy in that it used song and dance as part of the action, it was best presented by actors with considerable theatrical experience, and the plays were based on adapted works. Plautus borrowed heavily from the Greek writers of the New Comedy, and it is often conjectured that Pot of Gold was taken from a play by Menander, although it is impossible to determine which one. The miser has been a stock figure of farce almost from the genre’s inception.

The text of The Pot of Gold is no longer complete, as the conclusion is missing. On the basis of the two “Arguments” summarizing the plot-verses that preface the play, added by later Roman editors-the ending can, however, be reconstructed.

It was the story of an old man Euclio who lived with his daughter Phaedra and his servant. Euclio was given a pot of gold by his ancestors. He wanted to preserve it initially but later become greedy and did anything for the “pot of gold”. Phaedria was in love with Lyconides. Megadorus was the “uncle of Lyconides”.

Megadorus is a wealthy man and even after knowing that Lyconides loves Phaedria, he wants to marry Phaedria. Euclio agreed and said Megadorus that he will not give any dowry for her daughter. Once the wedding was arranged, Euclio realized that Megadorus wants the pot of gold and that why he wished to marry her daughter.

In the temple, Euclio hid the pot of gold. Lyconides‘ servant Strobilus saw this and stole the pot of gold. He then told it to Lyconides. Lyconides gave the pot of gold to Euclio who in turn agrees to the marriage between Lyconides and Phaedria. The importance of the story is that Earth can give us only what we need but cannot satisfy the greed.

Pot of Gold is a play where the main motives are greed, cheapness and gold. The theme is Euclio’s cheapnes and greed for gold. The play is easy to read and the author makes fun of people’s characteristics. There are four acts.

Euclio is a poor man who finds the pot of gold and gets materialistic richness with it but becomes poor in every other aspects of his life. He only thought about his gold. Phaedria is his daughter and she loves Lyconides. Megadorus is his uncle and he wants marry Phaedria because he wants to settle down but in the end he gives up on that Lyconides out of love for Phaedria gives up his inheritance just to be with Phaedria ho is pregnant with his child.

In the introduction Euclio found the gold and hid it, in the twist Megadorus wants marry Phaedria, then the pot of gold disappears and in the end Euclio gets his pot of and Lyconides gets Phaedria. 

2 .Write a brief summary of The Pot of Gold.

Euclio finds a pot of gold and he is a cheap old man who hides his gold from everyone. In the meantime Lyconides and Phaedria fell in love. Megadorus wants to ttle down and he goes to Euclio and asks for his daughter’s hand. Euclio said yes just because Megadorus did not ask for dowry. 

Euclio went to bury the pot into the woods but Lyconides’ servant Strobilus saw him and stole the pot. Lyconides asked Megadorus to let him have Phaedria. After that the Household Ghost of Euclio’s house tells the story of an old cheap man who also found gold and Phaedria prayed to him every day and in the end he gave the pot of to Euclio so he could have dowry for Phaedria. 

Euclio yelled at his servant because he thought she was spying on him. Megadorus and Euclio met on the street and Megadorus was rushing the wedding so Euclio got scared about his gold. He said yes to the wedding just because Megadorus didn’t ask for dowry. Everyone arrived to Euclio’s house to prepare the wedding.

When Euclio heard a.l of that rumor coming out his house he was convinced that somebody was about to steal his gold. Euclio hit one of the men in his house because he thought he was trying to rob him. He was convinced that Megadorus prepared all of this just so he could get his hands on the pot of gold. Megadorus lead a monologue from which we find out he is a really honest man.

Megadorus thinks out loud and Euclio eardrops on him. Euclio is still scared for his gold so he goes to hide it in the temple. Strobilus knows that Lyconides loves Phaedria and that he wants to marry her. Strobilus follows Euclio while Lyconides begs his mother to talk his uncle Megadorus out of the wedding.

The pregnant Phaedria goes into labour right when Euclio realized his pot it missing and he goes crazy. In the end Strobilus appears and tells Lyconides that he found the pot of gold. Lyconides demands that the gold returns to Euclio and the story end there because the rest of it was lost. Is it assumed that Lyconides returns the pot of gold and in return gets Phaedria?

3 .Write a note on the role of Lar Familiaris in The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The Lar Familiaris was a domestic guardian spirit who cared for the welfare and prosperity of a household. A household’s lararium, a shrine to the Lar Familiaris, usually stood near the hearth or in a corner of the atrium.

Lar Familiaris presents the prologue of the play, which sets the stage for the action that follows. It is by Lar Familiaris that the audience is informed that Euclio’s grandfather, being a great miser, had buried a pot of gold in the central hall of his house.

Lar Familiaris is the household god of Euclio’s house While the miserly bus does not worship Lar Familiaris, his daughter Phaedria performs the necessary onto the stage Since he is a God, he is not visible to the characters of the play be Familiaris presents the Prologue of the play, which sets the stage for the action this follows. It be by Lar Familiaris that the audience is informed that Euclio’s grandfather being a great miser, had buried a pot of gold in the central hall of his house. This was had remained undiscovered until Lar Familiaris, in his pity for Euchio’s impoveriste condition, and his appreciation of Phaedia’s devotion, gunded Eucho to the treasu As the household deity, La Familiaris seems to influence the action. As he announce in his Prologue, he influences Megadorus to wish to marry Phaedria Megadorus be not married earlier, so his sudden interest in marrying Phardria has a simp explanation here. Lar Familiaris also tells the audience in the Prologue that harde has been seduced by Lyconides, Meyadors nephew, and she is now expecting, the child. Lat Familiaris mitiates the plot, he introduces the theme of the play to the audienc Like ‘Chorus in Greek tragedies or ‘Sutradhara’ in ancient Sanskrit classical plays, le here plays significant role.

Q.4. Write a note on the role of Euclio in The Pot of Gold.

Ans. Euclio, an old miser intent on huding from others his possession of a pot of y hidden by his miserly grandfather but revealed to him in its hiding place by t household god. Wishing to use the gold as a dowry to help his daughter Phaedriage husband, Fucho hides it again, pretends poverty, and suspects everyone of trying rob him or trick him out of his treasure. Unsure of Megadorus’ sincerity, he nevertheles agrees to let him marry Phaedria because of his willingness to take her without dowry and to pay the wedding expenses. After the withdrawal of Megadorus an suitor and the return of the stolen gold by Lyconudes, Fucho accepts the young man a son-in-law and even gize, the gold to the newly wedded couple. The story of Eucion probably based on one of lenander’s lost comedies.

Q. 5. a note on presentation of women characters in in The Pot of Gold. Answer with reference to the characters, Staphyla Eunomia and Phaedria.

Ans. The Pot of Gold is the most famous comic drama by Plautus, the great dramatist. Plautus has presented the reflection of many deed of our society. We, the readers can relate several incidences between that time of being written the play and the present time.

In the play, Plautus has described all the characters very cleverly and set all of them at their proper position. As a dramatist, he has tried to give an impression to the readers of a traditional thoughts or treatment towards women done by some creatures of so-called paternal society. These wicked persons think that women are only for polish their shoes, handle kitchen and a machine of giving birth of babies. They did not think women are also human beings, they have hearts which can imagine in its own way.

Plautus has presented these point of views in his play. These are three women characters in it, named Staphyla, Eunomia and Phaedria. Staphyla: Staphyla is described or presented here as a housekeeper of a miserly men, Euclio, one of the most important characters. In spite of being just a housekeeper, she is as sympathetic and possessive to Phaedria as her mother. Though she was motherless but she never felt the lack just for Staphyla. After knowing the truth about Phaedria and her upcoming baby, she reacted as a mother does for her daughter and used a phrase sorrowfully ‘A poor girl’. As she knew about the pot of gold, she had to face suspicions situations just because of being a maid-servant of their house. Euclio, the most miserly man would turn her out of the house like ten times in one day with the suspect of stealing his pot of gold.

She would show her obedience to her master after being insulted. Once we see to show hurry for reaching home as her master orders. In a word, she obeyed all her duties without any protest.

Eunomia: Eunomia is the sister of Megadorus, a rich and an elderly bachelor man and the mother of Lyconides, a young man. She played an equivocal role here. As a sister, she showed her responsibility to her brother of requesting him for marriage and she suggested Phaedria to be his better half. But on the other hand when Lyconides confessed his misdeeds or pre-marital sex with Phaedria and her upcoming baby, she would do as a mother can do at such situation. She again told Megadorus to turn his mind from marriage. Finally she became successful at her intention, Megadorus refused to marry Phaedria after knowing the truth.

Phaedria: Phaedria is the daughter of Euclio. She is an unseen character in this play. Once she was seduced by a young man, Lyconides. Lyconides raped Phaedria but only Phaedria had to suffer the result of this disgraced incident. Phaedria got conceive and she was about to give birth of a baby.

After analysing this note, I think it is clear to us that the real position of women in our paternal society. It is heard that men and women have the same right in the journey of their life, but it would be restricted only among the pages of books.

0.6. Give a character sketch of Euclio in The Pot of Gold by Plautus,

Ans. Kudio is above all a character who is defined by his greed and avaricious nature. It is clear from the very opening scene, when he heats Staphyla, his old slave who is very loyal to him, that his greed is possessing him, and, above all, the pot of gold that he is so delighted about having, is beginning to own him rather than the other way round. Note, for example, what he says in an aside whilst beating Staphyla

“Oh, but how horribly scared I am she’ll come some sly dodge on me when I’m not expecting it, and smell out the place where the gold is hidden. She has eyes in the very back of her head, the hellcat. Now I’ll just go see if the gold is where I hid it. Dear,dear, it worries the life out of me!”

In particular, the last phrase, “it worries the life out of me!” could be used to show the major theme of this play: the dangers of greed and the way that possession of wealth does not necessarily come as a blessing to its recipients. Euclio’s greed is shown to affect every single part of his thoughts, as when Megadorus generously proposed marriage to his daughter, he automatically suspects that Megadorus must have found out about his wealth and wants to marry his daughter in order to get it. Even when he has agreed to the marriage, and he finds his house full of people getting ready for the wedding, he is so obsessed with his gold that he automatically assumes they are looking for his hidden pot of gold. Euclio is therefore a sadly comic character who takes his love of the pot of gold to extreme lengths, showing the negatives of greed.

Q.7. Bring out the mo.al of The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The Pot of Gold by Plautus is first and foremost a satire on miserliness. Euclio, the protagonist, creates most of the storyline. I is desperate desire to protect his pot of gold makes him restless and suspicions of everyone around him. There is comic irony in the incident where Euclio himself facilitates the slave’s access to the treasure. Euclio maintains a force of poetry, even though he has become rich on finding the gold. He even attends a meeting to seek donations and projects himself as a needy old man. Euclio’s assent to Megadorus’s proposal for Phaedria stems from his happiness at not having to provide a dowry for her.

Plautus stresses his contempt of Euclio’s miserliness by narrating the story of Euclio’s stinginess. For instance, he suggests that if someone stole a grain of salt from Euclio, he would see it as a serious burglary.

Thus, the title of the lay, The Pot of Gold objectifies the moral that miserliness is a great vice and the love for riches is a continuous anxiety. So the story evolves around the pot of gold and Euclio learns this lesson at the end of the play as he is shown to willingly give it away to Lyconides.

Q. 8. Critically comment on Plautus’ use of irony in The Pot of Gold.

Ans. There is comic irony in the incident where Euclio himself facilitates the eavesdropping slave’s access to the treasure. Euclio maintains a farce of poverty, even though he has become rich on finding the gold. He even attends a meeting to seek donations and projects himself as a needy old man. Euclio’s assent to Megadorus’

proposal for Phaedria stems from his happiness at not having to provide a dowry for her. Plautus stresses his contempt of Euclio’s miserliness by giving the steward Strobilus scenes where he narrates stories about Euclio’s stinginess. For instance, he suggests that if someone stole a grain of salt from Euclio, he would see it as a serious burglary. The comedy in the play arises mainly from the dramatic irony of the action. Despite Euclio’s obsessive attempts to protect his pot of gold, it is stolen from him. Funnily, it is his own fault that the slave gets his hands on Euclio’s treasure. Comical situations also arise from the dialogue. Witty descriptions of characters and recalling past incidents by Strobilus, Euclio and other characters add to the humour. Euclio’s description of Staphyla in an early scene is demeaning no doubt, but raises much laughter in the audience. The main source of humour remains Euclio who, in his frantic attempts at preserving his gold and his suspicion of the others, is hilarious. The play is replete with instances of comic irony, when there is a gap between the dialogues and the intent of the character, and the subsequent action. For instance, the exchange between Euclio and Lyconides is a classic example of Plautus’ wonderful dramatic irony. Lyconides meets Euclio, who lamer ts the loss of his gold. Lyconides misinterprets it, and assumes that Euclio is talking about Phaedria. He then admits that he is the cause of Euclio’s unhappiness, which leads to Euclio suspecting him to be the thief. The Pot of Gold denounces Euclio’s miserliness as a great vice. The love for riches is a source of anxiety. Euclio learns this lesson at the end of the play and is shown to willingly give it away to Lyconides. John Wright sums it up, “An old man, living in angry isolation, is redeemed, or at least to society, through the medium of the exuberance and innocent loves of the younger generation. (507) The extent of Euclio’s conversion, or at least his return to normality, can be judged by a single line of his that happens to survive from the play’s denouement: A dozen times a night I have waked to hear a spade scratch or a lock turned. Now at last-I’m going to sleep” (POG 49).

Q.9. Comment on the key themes of the play,The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The play Pot of Gold is interwoven with the key themes. Euclio is eventually shown as basically a good hearted man who been only temporarily affected by greed for gold. The play also ridicules the ancient bachelor Megadorus for his dream of marrying the nubile and for younger Phaedria. The silly business of preparing for the marriage provides much opportunity for satire on the laughable lust of an old man for a young woman, in a clever parallel to Euclio’s lust for his gold. Again, Megadorus is eventually shown as sensible and kind hearted enough to abandon his foolish dream.

Plautus’ frequent theme of clever servants outwitting their supposed superiors find its place in the play too. Lyconides’ slave manages to filch Euclio’s beloved gold. Besides, Euclio’s housemaid Staphyla is shown as intelligent and kind in her attitude toward the unfortunately regnant Phaedria.

 

Q. 10. Assess The Pot of Gold as a Classical Comedy.

Ans. According to the traditional view classical comedy passed through three stage The Old, the Middle & the New It is to the Old comedy that Aristophanes belongs Aristophanes wrote a variety of comedies which combine fine lyric verse, dance, satire buffoonery, social comment, fantastic plot and remarkable character; some of his extans plays are Birds, Frogs, Wasps and Cloud The other great Greek comedian is Menander who belongs to the school of new comedy.

Two Roman comic writers of antiquity are Plautus and Terence. Some of Plautus well-known comedies are Persa, Menacchmi, and Casina. Terence wrote Andria, Adelpho Phormo etc.

conformity The first English comedy Ralph Roister Doyster was written strictly in with classical model initiated by Plautus and Terence. The play combined the Roman English live act structure and classical unities with boisterous native humors in an setting. Ben Jonson wrote a number of comedies which can be classified as the classical comedies. In his comedies such as Everyman in hisHumour, The Alchemist, Jonson scrupulously follows the classical three unities the scenes of almost all the Jonsonian plays are laid within the province of London. The plot of Everyman in his Humour is ingeniously welded together to provide unity of action. Jonson is a classical comic playwright in his delineation flat type characters excluding their subtle interplay of impulses, motives and conflicts.

Q. 11. Write a note role of Euclio in The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The Pot of Gold is an influential play by Plautus. It is a story about a pot of gold that was entrusted by Euclio’s grandfather to his deity by burying it in the ground. The pot is kept hidden from all until Euclios’s daughter, Phaedria, endears herself to the god. The main plot centers round Euclio, a miser. The play opens with an omniscient prologue by the patron divinity of the household. In the prologue the primary concern is to show that the miserliness of Euclio has been inherited for generations. We come to now that Euclio will not give a dowry to his daughter. The whole play brings out the niggardliness of Euclio.

Euclio is a character who is defined by his greed and avarice. He is, therefore, a sadly comic character who takes his love of the pot of gold to extreme lengths, showing the negatives of greed.

The story of Euclio is probably based on one of Menander’s last comedies.

Short Questions with Answers

Q.1. Name two plays written by Plautus in addition to The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The Prisoners (Captivi) and The Brothers of Menachaechmus( Mentecimi) are the other two play in addition to Plautus’ The Pot of Gold (Aulularia)

Q. 2. Write a note on the role of Lar Familiaris in The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Lar Familiaris is the household god of Euclio’s house. While the miserly Euclio does not worship Lar Familiaris, his daughter Phaedria performs the necessary ceremonies to appease the resident spirit of the house. He is the first character to come onto the stage. Since he is a God, he is not visible to the characters of the play. Lar Familiaris presents the Prologue of the play, which sets the stage for the action that follows.

Q. 3. Who is Phaedriain The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Phaedria , Euclio’s young daughter, who is favorably regarded by her household god because of her devotion to him and her gifts honoring him. Pregnant by Lyconides, she bears his child and marries him afterward. Phaedria does not appear in the action of the play, but her offstage voice is once heard calling for the nurse during the pains of childbirth. Phaedria has no voice in the play, but we do hear her screams of pain off stage when she gives birth. Her gender role in society is reinforced by the action. Women in this play testify to the fact that they should neither be seen nor heard whatever important their role might be.

Q. 4. Locate and annotate: “I have never had a moment’s peace by day or night; now I am going to sleep”.

Ans. The speaker here is Euclio in the final scene. The speech indicates the probable denouement and to restore the completeness of this peculiarly enjoyable and genial comedy. Plautus stresses his contempt of Euclio’s miserliness by narrating the story of Euclio’s stinginess. For instance, he suggests that if someone stole a grain of salt from Euclio, he would see it as a serious burglary.Obsessed at guarding his hoard of gold, this greedy old miser has no time for his daughter, whom he regards as nothing more than a piece of property to be married off to some rich aristocrat. At no point does Euclio has his daughter’s best interests at heart. Staphyla, by contrast, shows herself to be much more concerned for Phaedria’s welfare, and is therefore much more recognizably human than her master.

Q. 5. Bring out the significance of the title The Pot of Gold.

Ans. The Pot of Gold by Plautus is first and foremost a satire on miserliness. Euclio, the protagonist, creates most of the storyline. His desperate desire to protect his pot of gold makes him restless and suspicions of everyone around him. There is comic irony in the incident where Euclio himself facilitates the slave’s access to the treasure. Euclio maintains a force of poetry, even though he has become rich on finding the gold. He even attends a meeting to seek donations and projects himself as a needy c d man. Euclio’s assent to Megadorus’s proposal for Phaedria stems from his happiness at not having to provide a dowry for her.

Thus, the title of the play, The Pot of Gold objectifies the moral that miserliness is a great vice and the love for riches is a continuous anxiety. So the story revolves around the pot of gold and Euclio learns this lesson at the end of the play as he is shown to willingly give it away to Lyconides.

Q. 6. What is the role of slaves in Plautus’ play The Pot of Gold?

Ans. The role of slaves in The Pot of Gold is to highlight the negative character traits of the upper classes. They are portrayed as smart, crafty, and much more knowledgeable about what is going on.

Q. 7. What is the role of slaves in the Plautus’ Pot of Gold?

Ans. The slaves is Plautus’s play The Pot of Gold help drive the plot, provide comic relief, and serve as a voice of wisdom and compassion. Lyconides’ slave is the culprit who steals the pot of gold from Euclio. His action, while sneaky and immoral, drives the play’s plot to its conclusion.

Q. 8. What happens when Euclio finds the gold?

Ans. When Euclio finally sees what happened, he accepts the marriage, but asks Lyconides to help him to find the gold again. Lyconides’ slave meets his master, tells him that he stole Euclio’s gold, and demands his freedom. The ending of the play is lost.

Q. 9. What does the prologue of The Pot of Gold reveal?

Ans. Lar Familiaris, the household deity of Euclio, an old man with a marriageable daughter named Phaedria, begins the play with a prologue about how he allowed Euclio to discover a pot of gold buried in his house. Lyconides’ slave manages to steal the now notorious pot of gold.

Q.10. Who are Staphyla, Megadorus and Euclio in The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Staphyla is an old lady who acts as Euclio’s housekeeper. Megadorus is a wealthy old man who is also Eunomia’s brother. Euclio is the main character in the play. He is an old man and father to Phaedria.

Q.11. What is the theme of The Pot of Gold?

Ans. The Pot of Gold is a play where the main motives are greed, cheapness and gold. The theme is Euclio’s cheapness and greed for gold. The play is easy to read and the author makes fun of people’s characteristics.

Q.12. How can The Pot of Gold be defined as a comedy?

Ans. The Pot of Gold can be defined as a comedy. It is a play about how having money can make you obsessed with protecting it and about overcoming greed to see the value, instead, of family and care. The play has a happy ending, where all of the various conflicts from the plot have been resolved.

Q.13. Why does Lar Familiaris give Euclio the golds?

Ans. Apart from this, Lar Familiaris says that he is greatly pleased by the admiration and gratitude of Phaedria, daughter of Euclio, who worships him daily by offering incense and flowers. Again, he further says that he would give Euclio those buried gold coins so that he would use them at his daughter’s wedding.

Q.14. Who has convinced Megadorus to marry?

Ans. In act 2, scene 1 of The Pot of Gold by Plautus, Megadorus’ sister, Eunomia, engages in conversation with him in order to persuade him into getting married.

Q.15. What is the original title of The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Aulularia is a Latin play by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title literally means The Little Pot, but some translators provide The Pot of Gold, and the plot revolves around a literal pot of gold which the miserly protagonist, Euclio, guards zealously.

Q.16. Where did Euclio hide his pot of gold?

Ans. Euclio, overhearing the song, is pleased with its sentiments but still suspect Megadorus of wanting to marry his daughter only to get at his gold. Megadorus leaves to prepare for the wedding as Euclio goes into the shrine of Fides to hide his pot there.

Q.17. How appropriate is the title of The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Significance of the title in Plautus’The Pot of Gold. It was the story of an old man Euclio who lived with his daughter Phaedra and his servant. Euclio was given a pot of gold by his ancestors. He wanted to preserve it initially but later become greedy and did anything for the “pot of gold”.

Q.18. Why is The Pot of Gold a satirical comedy?

Ans. Plautus’ The Pot of Gold is the Latin adaptation of a Greek play. The play is a satire that depicts the anxiety that greed, avarice, and miserliness brings. A deity reveals a pot of gold to Euclio so that he can use the money as dowry for his daughter Phaedria’s wedding.

Q.19. What is the attitude to the concept of marriage in The Pot of Gold?

Ans. The three characters of Plautus’s The Pot of Gold embody three different attitudes to the concept of marriage. The rich Megadorus wants to marry his poor neighbor, Euclio’s, daughter, Phaedra. He thinks that the poor bride is not as extravagant and as lazy as the rich one.

Q.20. Who gets the pot of gold in the end of the play?

Ans. Lyconides asked Megadorus to let him have Phaedria. then the Household Ghost of Euclio’s house tells the story of an old cheap man who also found gold and Phaedria prayed to him a day and within the end he gave the pot of gold to Euclio so he could have dowry for Phaedria.

Q.21. Who was Euclio’s grandfather in The Pot of Gold?

Ans. Lar Familiaris presents the prologue of the play, which sets the stage for the action that follows. It is by Lar Familiaris that the audience is informed that Euclio’s grandfather, being a great miser, had buried a pot of gold in the central hall of his house.

Q.22. Why does Phaedria marry Megadorus?

Ans. Megadorus is his cle and he wants to marry Phaedria because he wants to the end he gives up on that idea. Lyconides out of love settle down but i for Phaedria gives up his inheritance just to be with Phaedria who is pregnant with his child.

Q.23Why does Euclio turn Staphyla out of the house and that too without any reason?

 Ans. The pot of gold causes anxiety in Euclio. He thinks that it has been stolen or might be stolen. So he wants to check if the pot of gold is safe or not. Since he cannot do it in the presence of Staphyla, he turns Staphyla out of his house and that too without any reason.

 

Q.24. Whom does Euclio call ‘snooping swivel-eyed old busybody’ and why?

Ans. Eucho calls Staphyla ‘snooping swivel-eyed old busybody. Euclio fears that Staphyla wants to find the hidden pot of gold. So he calls her “snooping meaning watching in a secret manner and ‘swivel-eyed’ meaning who looks in all directions. He also thinks that she feigns of being more busy than she actually is and so uses the word ‘busybody’.

Q.25. How does Staphyla describe herself and why?

Ans. Staphyla describes herself as a poor long-suffering woman. It is true Staphyla poor in the sense that is misbehaved by Euclio though she has no fault of her own. It is also true that she has been suffering from such misbehavior for a long time.

Q.26. What does Euclio say about the cause of his making Staphyla suffer?

Ans. Euclio says that he makes Staphyla suffer only because she has made him suffer only because she has made him suffer. Of course, he thinks that the very manners and activities of Staphyla make him suspicious about the safety of the pot of gold.

Q.27. How does Euclio threaten Staphyla?

Ans. Euclio wants Staphyla to abide by his orders without making any protest whatsoever. So at first, he threatens to beat her with a club or goad. Then he threatens to poke her two eyes out. He also threatens to hang her.

Q.28. What does Euclio refer to as the ‘tortoise pace’ of Staphyla?

Ans. The tortoise is one of the slowest creatures Eucho tells Staphyla to get out of his house. Actually he wants to check private whether the pot of gold is safe or not Staphyla cannot find any fault on her part. So she moves away reluctantly as well as slowly. Euclio refers to this as the ‘tortoise pace of Staphyla

Q.29. How does Staphyla threaten Euclio?

Ans. Staphyla does no. want to put up with the kind of bondage to which Euclio has subjected her by accusing her without any cause So she threatens that she would be happy if the gods would allow her to go to the gallows.

Q.30. Who is Hercules and why does Euclio refer to him?

Ans. Hercules is the Gree’: god of strength. Euclio refers to him in order to suggest that he will make Staphyla remain where she at present and that he will have her hanged if his word, are not fulfilled.

Q.31. Why is Euclio afraid of Staphyla?

pot of Ans. Euclio feels that Staphyla can outfox him by coming to know about the gold without him telling her about it. He also feels that she can guess about his hidden pot of gold. Naturally Euclio is afraid of Staphyla

0.32 Why does Euclio sometimes remain awake at night and spend the day sitting inside the house?

Ans Eucho remains worried about the safety of the pot of gold all the time. Therefore he spends the day sitting inside the house. This worry disturbs his sleep Therefore he sometimes remains awake at night.

Q.33. What does the phrase ‘crippled cobbler’ mean? Who is called a ‘crippled cobbler’ and by whom?

The phrase ‘crippled cobbler’ means a cobbler who keeps sitting at one place all day in the process of repairing shoes. Staphyla calls Euclio a ‘crippled cobbler’.

34 .What is Staphyla worried about Phaedria?

Ans. Phaedria, the daughter of Euclio, has become pregnant before marriage. It is a matter of social disgrace to Phaedria. Staphyla has to save Phaedria from this disgrace but she doesn’t know how to do it. Therefore she is worried about Phaedria.

Q.35. Why does Staphyla want to hang herself?

Ans. Phaedria, the daughter of Euclio, has become pregnant before marriage. Staphyla has to save Phaedria from this disgrace but she doesn’t know how to do it. So in order to escape her failure Staphyla wants to hang herself.

Q.36. Why does Euclio tell Staphyla to go inside and keep an eye on things?

Ans. Euclio has become certain that his pot of gold is safe and that Staphyla has not stolen it, as he had feared. So he tells her to go inside. He wants her to protect it during his absence from the house. Therefore he tells her to keep an eye on things.

Q.37. What does Staphyla say about the things which are there inside Euclio’s house for stealing?

Ans. Staphyla says that there is nothing inside Euclio’s house which is worth stealing. She adds that if cobwebs are worth stealing, it is there in the house.

Q.38. Who is Jupiter and why does Euclio refer to him?

Ans. According to Roman mythology Jupiter is the king of the gods. When Staphyla refers to his poverty Euclio tells that Jupiter has to be told to make him rich. Truly speaking, only the king gods has the power to uplift the financial condition of man

Q.39. Who is King Philip and why does Euclio refer to him?

Ans. King Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, is the king of Macedonia. He is noted as a powerful king. Euclio refers to King Philip as a rich man. He wants Staphyla to pray to Jupiter to make him as rich as King Philip.

Q.40. Who is Darius and why does Euclio refer to him?

Ans. Darius is the king of Persia. He is ultimately defeated by Alexander the Great. Euclio refers to Dar us as a rich man. He wants Staphyla to pray to Jupiter to make him as rich as Darius.

Q.41. What does Euclio say about his poverty and why?

Ans. Euclio says that hi a poor man and that he is happy to be poor. He says so because he knows a he is not poor. After all, he believes that if he feigns poverty, nobody will think the the has got the pot of gold and it will keep the pot safe.

Q.42: What does Euclio forbid Staphyla to do and why?

Ans. Euclio forbids Staphyla to let any stranger into the house. Euclio is going outside for a while. He fears that taking advantage of this brief absence somebody might try to steal his pot of gold. He does not want such a situation to be produced Therefore he says so.

Q.43. What does Euclio want Staphyla to do if someone comes into his house asking for light?

Ans. According to Euclio, if someone comes into his house must put the fire out. He hopes that in such a case nobody will ask her for light He hopes that in this way the entrance of an outsider inside the house can be avoided.

 

Q.44. What does Euclio want Staphyla to do if someone comes to his house asking for water?

Ans. According to Euclio, if someone comes into his house asking for water, Staphyla must tell them that their well has run dry. He hopes that in this way the entrance of an outsider inside the house can be avoided.

Q.45. What does Euclio want Staphyla to do if someone comes into his house asking for knives, axes, pestles, mortars etc.?

Ans. According to Euclio, if someone comes into his house asking for knives pestles, mortars etc., Staphyla must tell that these things have been stolen by burglars. He hopes that in this way the entrance of an outsider inside the house can be avoided.

Q.46. Who is Dame Fortune and why does Euclio refer to her?

Ans. Dame Fortune is Lady Fortune. She is a power who determines the fortunes and misfortunes of all human beings. Euclio says that Staphyla must not even allow Dame Fortune in his house in his absence. Actually he has enough fortune already However, he says so in order to impress upon Staphyla the fact that he does not want anybody to come inside his house during his absence.

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