The Bishop of Digne By Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French poet and a novelist who after training as a lawyer, embarked on the literary career. He became one of the most important French romantic poets, a novelist and dramatist of his time.

He was born on 26th February, 1802 and died on May 22nd, 1885 in Paris.

Among his best known works are - 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1831) and 'Les Miserables' (1862). The story 'Les Miserables' is a story of many different characters and he took fifteen years to write it. The interesting fact is that, a number of years he took to write. The novel contains 365 chapters and 1400 pages long and the original French version has 1900 pages. It is considered to be one of the longest novel in the history of literature.

The story Bishop of Digne revolves around love and care The story depicts how love and compassion of the Bishop brought about a change in the heart of a convict and turned him into a man of goodness In the story Bishop of Digne Bishop was a kind hearted man who was a true Christian and an ardent humanist He used to live with his sister Persome and their old servant Magloire He lived a simple life and kept his door always open to the poor sick and the needy The Bishop had given everything valuable to the world except for a set of silverware and a pair of candlestick that had been given to him ...

1.
Complete this chart to bring out the character of the bishop. For each trait listed on the left, look for an example from the story that shows that trait. Note it down on the right.
Charitable --> ______________________________________________________
Kind ---> _________________________________________________________
Forgiving -> _______________________________________________________
2.
Slowly, Valjean's hard, gloomy expression softened to one of delight.
a. Where was Valjean?
b. Why had his expresion been hard and gloomy?
c. What softened Valjean's expression to one of delight?
3.
A few moments later, everyone in the little house was asleep.
a. Name the people in the little house.
b. Who awoke when the clock struck two?
c. What did the person who was awake think of?
4.
Unfortunately for Valjean, he was spotted by the local police and arrested.
a. Why did the police arrest Valjean?
b. Where did the police take Valjean?
c. What response do you think the police were expecting next? Why were they surprised?
5.
Describe the life that the Bishop and his sister lived.
6.
We are told that Jean Valjean has overcome with emotion while looking at the Bishop sleeping. What emotion did he feel? Why do you think the emotion passed?

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