“Mirzo Ulug‘bek” (II) and tragedy
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Retell the ambush scene in eight sentences in your own words.
Ambush, Abbos’s claim, resistance, darkness, testament, Berdiyor, farewell and Piri Zindoniy’s weeping.
2
Write Ulug‘bek’s two images (ruler and scholar) and give evidence for each.
Ruler – stern; scholar – devoted to knowledge, leaving books as his legacy.
3
Explain the origin of the word tragedy in one paragraph.
Tragos – goat, ode – song; linked to the entertainers at Dionysus festivals.
4
Write three tragedy titles from world literature.
“Othello”, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Boris Godunov”.
5
Why do Ali Qushchi’s last words give the tragedy a spirit of hope?
Because they hold the belief that the road the teacher opened will go on and the flowers of knowledge will grow.