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7. How does Romeo describe Juliet?L Describe th.e source of revenue'earned by the prince in ,Toy Kingdom,.9. How does the poet bring out the importance of 'stable now' jn ,OI Children'z10. Being impr:isonecj for life proved to be advantageous to the .ririi"i. i-pili,11,. Bring out the significance of forests in Tagore's writings as explained by

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tlv) (A) Read the following passage and answer the.questions set on it.On March 1sth in 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated on the steps of thegapitol in Rome- A, numbel o{ rich:and famors Aoman senators had plottedhis downfall. Somri were jealous of.;his outstanoint success as a.general.Others fearred that, one,day,r he might accept the cr"own of Romd *fiicn f,riO'n991 oJtgrgd to him. So his r'frien-ds', Bruius, cassius, casca-anJ oin"r,:tabb.gd !im. to death on' the, steps where stood tne'siJ[e oi' Foiip"y,thrustinE their daEgers again and again into the great leader, doing *f'"t f,itenemies in many wars had faired to do. Then th6v dipped irrlirt"ilg;il into' his blsod and held them up for all to see. ev 'But their success was short-livbd for Marc Antony, Caesar's true friend andadmirer, roused the Roman mob to seek reveng". Tn./ oior"'tne ;;;;;;;. 'from Rome. Lulgl, in battre, they. were killed., ciesaris idopted son Rujnstusbecame ruler of the Roman em[ire.

13. a) When was Julius Caesar assassinated?' b) Where was Julius Caesar stabbed to death?

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c) Name Caesar's true friend.d) Mention one of the reasons for caesar's assassination.e) Who ruled Rome after the battle?

lv) (B) Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it.Barefoot, I want to tread the red-hot paths.That boil in midday sunAnd then lie down to sleep beneath a Mango treeAnd ! want to wakeup onlyWhen down there the white man,s siren starts to howl.

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