3. Raina : It proves that our ideas were real after all ..... Our patriotism. Our heroic ideas.
(a) : Explain what Raina means by "heroic ideas" (2)
When she uses the term "heroic ideas" Raina refers to the idealistic, romantic ideas that she has been brought up with. It refers to the fabled stories of perfect love in the romance stories of the middle ages of chivalrous knights and princesses and their perfect love. These heroic ideas refer to the perfect love and chivalrous behaviour of the knight and the beauty and faithfulness of the lady love.
(b) : How had Raina and Catherine developed those ideas "heroic ideas" ? (2)
Raina had been taught these "heroic ideas" by her mother. She and her mother had further developed these dieas by reading such romantic poets like Byron and Pushkin and from viewing operas at Bucharest.
(c) : Why is Catherine "indignant" with Raina ? (2)
Catherine is probably "indignant" with Raina because she takes offence with Raina using the word "our" by which Raina includes both her mother and herself. Catherine feels that Raina has been very slow to trust her judgement in choosing Sergius as Raina's future husband (Raina had kept Sergius waiting for a year before agreeing to be engaged to him). Catherine still believes that Raina needs more schooling in the "heroic ideas".
(d) : Quote from the text to prove that Raina did not believe in those "heroic ideas" (4)
In the conversation with her mother regarding her faith in Sergius, Raina reveals that she has grave doubts about the heroic ideas. Raina says "I sometimes used to doubt if they were anything but dreams". A little later Raina says "Real life is so seldom like that (meaning "heroic ideas") Indeed never, as far as I knew it then"
(a) : Explain what Raina means by "heroic ideas" (2)
When she uses the term "heroic ideas" Raina refers to the idealistic, romantic ideas that she has been brought up with. It refers to the fabled stories of perfect love in the romance stories of the middle ages of chivalrous knights and princesses and their perfect love. These heroic ideas refer to the perfect love and chivalrous behaviour of the knight and the beauty and faithfulness of the lady love.
(b) : How had Raina and Catherine developed those ideas "heroic ideas" ? (2)
Raina had been taught these "heroic ideas" by her mother. She and her mother had further developed these dieas by reading such romantic poets like Byron and Pushkin and from viewing operas at Bucharest.
(c) : Why is Catherine "indignant" with Raina ? (2)
Catherine is probably "indignant" with Raina because she takes offence with Raina using the word "our" by which Raina includes both her mother and herself. Catherine feels that Raina has been very slow to trust her judgement in choosing Sergius as Raina's future husband (Raina had kept Sergius waiting for a year before agreeing to be engaged to him). Catherine still believes that Raina needs more schooling in the "heroic ideas".
(d) : Quote from the text to prove that Raina did not believe in those "heroic ideas" (4)
In the conversation with her mother regarding her faith in Sergius, Raina reveals that she has grave doubts about the heroic ideas. Raina says "I sometimes used to doubt if they were anything but dreams". A little later Raina says "Real life is so seldom like that (meaning "heroic ideas") Indeed never, as far as I knew it then"
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