1. Raina (dreamily) : I sent her away ....... Raina (her eyes dilating) Ah !
(a) : What had Raina been dreaming about ? (2)
Raina had been absorbing "the romantic beauty of the night" visible from the balcony of her room. As she viewed that scene, she was "intensively conscious" of how her own youth and beauty seemed to match the scene she was viewing. That was what Raina was dreaming about.
(b) : What description had the dramatist given of the scene which had caused Raina to so dream ? (2)
The dramatist, Bernard Shaw, had described the view Raina had been gazing at from the balcony outside her room. He had noted that a peak of the Balkans was visible from there. That peak looked exquisitely beautiful. The white snow on it gleamed in the star light. Because of the clear sky and night the view seemed almost within grasp while actually it was quite far away.
(c) : What news had Catherine brought regarding the battle ? (5)
The news that Catherine had brought about the battle was that there had been a battle at Slivnitza. The Bulgarians had been victorious. The victory had been won by Sergius - he was "the hero of the hour; the idol of the regiment". The Bulgarians had found themselves at a disadvantage at Slivnitza. The Bulgarian cavalry faced Serbian artillery. Possibly sensing the hesitancy of the Russian commanders of the Bulgarian, Sergius with courage and patriotism, led his own regiment on a charge of the Serbian artillery position. Sergius regiment was as courageous and patriotic as he was. Sergius' regiment bore down on the Serbs and their Austrian officers like an avalanche and scattered them like a strong wind to chaff.
(d) : What does Raina's "dilating" eyes express ? (1)
The word dilating means widening. Raina's "dilating" eyes probably means that she was eager to hear about the battle - its expresses her sense of expectancy.
(a) : What had Raina been dreaming about ? (2)
Raina had been absorbing "the romantic beauty of the night" visible from the balcony of her room. As she viewed that scene, she was "intensively conscious" of how her own youth and beauty seemed to match the scene she was viewing. That was what Raina was dreaming about.
(b) : What description had the dramatist given of the scene which had caused Raina to so dream ? (2)
The dramatist, Bernard Shaw, had described the view Raina had been gazing at from the balcony outside her room. He had noted that a peak of the Balkans was visible from there. That peak looked exquisitely beautiful. The white snow on it gleamed in the star light. Because of the clear sky and night the view seemed almost within grasp while actually it was quite far away.
(c) : What news had Catherine brought regarding the battle ? (5)
The news that Catherine had brought about the battle was that there had been a battle at Slivnitza. The Bulgarians had been victorious. The victory had been won by Sergius - he was "the hero of the hour; the idol of the regiment". The Bulgarians had found themselves at a disadvantage at Slivnitza. The Bulgarian cavalry faced Serbian artillery. Possibly sensing the hesitancy of the Russian commanders of the Bulgarian, Sergius with courage and patriotism, led his own regiment on a charge of the Serbian artillery position. Sergius regiment was as courageous and patriotic as he was. Sergius' regiment bore down on the Serbs and their Austrian officers like an avalanche and scattered them like a strong wind to chaff.
(d) : What does Raina's "dilating" eyes express ? (1)
The word dilating means widening. Raina's "dilating" eyes probably means that she was eager to hear about the battle - its expresses her sense of expectancy.
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