Subject. Readers' conference on the work of Mark Twain - Abstract. Extracurricular reading lesson based on Mark Twain's novel "The Prince and the Pauper" lesson plan in literature (6th grade) on the topic Additional material for the lesson

History, its meaning, its lessons interested Twain especially strongly. And it is not surprising that all these reflections fill the pages of The Prince and the Pauper. Never before had Twain turned to historical prose. But he wrote “The Prince and the Pauper” for his daughters and wanted to talk with them about the most important thing - about how nature created man and how conventions and absurdities, injustice and cruelty that everyone faces when entering into life change his nature. adult life. He created a philosophical fairy tale. History was much richer material for him than modernity.

But then difficulties arose. IN historical genre there is its own tradition and there are its own luminaries - at that time, and later, they were Walter Scott and Fenimore Cooper. First of all Scott. Today we also consider Cooper a historical novelist: but for his first readers he was quite topical: after all, the events he writes about are America’s war for independence, early years froptlra, in other words: a time still very close to when the author of “The Pathfinder,” “The Prairie,” the Last of the Mohicans lived. And Scott described a truly distant era - the Middle Ages, crusades, the struggle of Scotland against the English, the exploits of knights and commoner heroes.

But between the Scottish bard and the creator of Leather Stocking, for all that, there is a lot in common. Both of them loved to portray strong and independent people, bringing to the stage characters who had only a distant resemblance to the real ones historical figures and, rather, embodying the romantic ideal of personality. Both had the ability to convey not just the flavor, but the very essence of the era they were describing, and that is why they were so highly valued by their contemporaries, for example Belinsky, who spoke of both Scott and Cooper with the deepest respect. Both made more than the others in order to historical novel from entertaining reading to real literature.

It was just wrong to think that no one could write about history differently than Scott and Cooper. Meanwhile, this is exactly what was considered. They imitated both of them simply slavishly, Scott in particular. And Twain was irritated by these mediocre copies so much that he stopped noticing the merits in the original itself - in “Ivanhoe” or in “Rob Roy” and “Quentin Dorward”,

Of course, he was wrong when he judged his predecessors, who created the historical novel as a full-fledged one, with such bias. literary genre. The point was not that Twain did not accept Walter Scott. This realistic school did not accept the romantic one. This happens all the time in the history of literature. The Romantics also rejected those they replaced - the classicists and the Enlightenmentists, who were just as unfair as Twain was towards them.

From a distance of time, it is clearly visible that every major phenomenon in art is necessary for a fruitful tradition to develop and organic continuity to arise. But this distance must arise. And while she is gone, it seems as if her immediate predecessors did not write at all as they should.

everything is not as it should be. And they argue with them much more fiercely than with writers who have been creating for a long time.

This is why Twain fired so many poisonous arrows at Walter Scott when, simultaneously with his work on The Prince and the Pauper, he was finishing a series of essays about life on the Mississippi during his youth. Subsequently, Cooper would also get a lot of punishment from him - for the melodramatic experiences of the characters and their flowery speech, for disrespect for common sense and commitment to pathos, for the fact that an ignorant hunter, he speaks as if he spent a decade among the court nobles, and for others " literary sins." But he denounced Walter Scott even more sarcastically. It seemed to Twain that Scott not only instilled a pompous style in literature, but had a detrimental effect on his many fans. After all, instead of teaching honesty and courage, Scott with his novels “makes the whole world fall in love with dreams and visions, with rotten and bestial forms of religion, with the stupidity, emptiness, imaginary greatness ... of a brainless and insignificant, long-vanished society.” Twain believed that the morals of the American South, with its arrogance and fanaticism, were a direct result of the craze for Sir Walter's books. And that means, “he caused immeasurable harm, perhaps the greatest and most lasting harm of all writers who have lived.”

Twain cared not so much about the authenticity of the pictures of the past he created, but about making them think again and again about what is true and what is deeply false and shameful in the motives and aspirations of people, their way of thinking, their behavior, in general, unchanged , as, in fact, man himself remains unchanged in all eras. He did not have the slightest admiration for antiquity. On the contrary, antiquity - and even more so the Middle Ages - did not attract him, but repelled him. He once told one of his friends that he did not like to bury himself in the books of historians: “What they write about is too humiliating for us.”

And he argued with Walter Scott not only directly, as in the pages of his essays on Mississippi bygone days, He polemicized with the great Scot even when he described in his historical works medieval mores, concepts and orders of scorched time. Scott enthusiastically and pathetically depicted the splendor of royal palaces, the refined etiquette of knights, dignitaries refined in their manners, fearless and pure in heart aristocrats. And Twain on the margins of the memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon, for many years spent at the court of the Fratschuz kings Louis XIV and the young Louis XV - the author of “The Prince and the Pauper” read this book just while working on his church historical story- writes: “The yard is just a gathering of hungry dogs and cats, desperately fighting for a piece of carrion. Already in the story about the London street ragamuffin Tom Canty and the heir to the English throne Edward, Prince of Wales, the court nobility - these lords, counts, peers and chancellors look comical, not to mention pathetic. Fourteen years later, telling the story of Joan of Arc, Tvey will show King Charles VII and his entourage not just as cutesy and funny clowns, but as criminals.

surrounded not just by cutesy and funny clowns, but by criminals.

Lesson extracurricular reading Plan - outline open lesson on literature for 5th grade students. Lesson topic: “Oh, in mercy there is double grace...” (We analyze M. Twain’s novel “The Prince and the Pauper”). Velichko Irina Leonidovna, teacher of Russian language and literature MBOU Secondary School No. 1 named after M.Yu. Lermontov Pyatigorsk

Extracurricular reading lesson

“Oh, in mercy there is double grace...”

(We analyze M. Twain’s novel “The Prince and the Pauper”).

Lesson objectives:

Analyze the main ideas of the work, the actions of the characters and the events of the novel;

Observation of the psychology of a person in power;

Discussion about mercy as one of the best qualities person.

Equipment: portrait of Mark Twain; an epigraph was written for the novel, taken by the writer from Shakespeare’s work “The Merchant of Venice”: “Oh, in mercy there is double grace: Blessed is he who has mercy, and he whom he has mercy on. It is strongest in the hands of the strong; It suits kings more than a crown..."

Lesson progress:

1) Organizational moment.

2) Analysis of the novel; conversation on issues (following the author).

The teacher announces the topic of the lesson, which is the final stage in studying the work of the American writer Mark Twain.

Teacher: Often a work begins with an epigraph. What is an epigraph? An epigraph is the words of an author that clearly demonstrate the main idea of ​​a given work, thus the writer reveals his author’s intention in the epigraph. Let us turn to the words that Mark Twain borrowed from Shakespeare as an epigraph. (The teacher asks one student to read the epigraph and addresses the class with the question: “How do you understand the meaning of the word “mercy”?” The students answer that mercy is one of the best qualities of a person, it is philanthropy). Having explained the meaning of this word, at the end of the lesson we will again turn to the epigraph in order to find out the meaning of this entire Shakespearean phrase as it applies to Twain’s novel.

Teacher: Let's go back to the beginning of the novel and read the chapterI"The Birth of a Prince and the Birth of a Pauper." (One of the fifth graders reads this chapter expressively, and then we begin to analyze the novel based on the questions that were offered to students for homework).

Teacher: Let's see what conditions the Kenti family lives in?

Student: The Canty family's house was in a stinking cul-de-sac, and they lived in a squalid closet on the third floor. The children (Tom and his two sisters) were sleeping on the floor. The father and grandmother often got drunk and started fights, beating the children. They taught children to beg, but they could not turn them into thieves. Being in this scary world Tom did not feel unhappy, despite the constant need, cold and hunger.

Teacher: Yes, he was not unhappy, because a dream lives in the soul of the poor boy. Which?

Student: Day and night Tom was haunted by one desire: to see a real prince. He often began to pretend to be a prince, dreaming of being in the place of a rich heir.

Teacher: Then one day Tom comes face to face with the Prince. Let's remember how this happened.

Student: (reads from Chapter 3 the most striking episodes of this meeting, starting with the words: “Poor little Tom in pitiful rags approached the fence...”).

Teacher: Why did the Prince want to become Tom Canty for a while?

Student: The prince wanted to become Tom for a while in order to have plenty of frolic, to play with the guys the way he wanted, since the prince had no friends or pranks in his life. He always had to remain a prince, who was not allowed to do what was allowed to a simple tomboy...

Teacher: What troubles awaited the Prince?

Student: The prince had a hard time: dogs were unleashed on him, he was chased by ragamuffins, they mocked him and his words that he was from the royal family. And then there was also a meeting with John Canty, who dragged the Prince home, mistaking him for Tom’s son.

Teacher: How did other family members accept our hero?

Student: His grandmother and father laughed at his words that he belonged to the royal family; there was talk of his madness. Only Tom's mother treats him with love and self-sacrifice; she tries to protect him from John's heavy hand.

Teacher: How did Tom feel in the new place?

Student: At first he was amused by this: he examined the rooms in the palace with interest, admired his reflection in the mirror, but after half an hour he was overcome by fear: how to behave like a king, so that no one would suspect the fake Prince. The king decided that not everything was all right with the prince: his son did not recognize him at first.

Student (quotes): “The further Tom walked between two rows of gilded courtiers bowing low to him, the more he lost heart, realizing that he was a prisoner here and, perhaps, would not escape from this gilded cage - an unfortunate prince who had not a single friend, if the Lord God, in His mercy, does not take pity on him and restore his will.”

Thus, as soon as he became a prince, Tom dreams of returning to his former free life.

Teacher: Tell us about how Tom helped people avoid death.

Student: Tom saved the lives of three people: he took pity on those people who were facing the death penalty. He really cared about their fate. People were delighted with Tom's act; they did not expect such mercy from the prince.

Teacher: But despite this, the authorities changed Tom for a while. Prove this using text.

Student: ( reads excerpts from the chapterXXX"Tom's Success", which talks about Tom's arrogance, how he enjoys power, forgetting about his family, about a true prince).

Teacher: What events happen during the coronation?

Student: Tom meets with the Prince, during which Tom proves to everyone that the Prince is real. This scene is interesting to read, since it is not entirely easy for the heroes to prove in the palace that the Prince is real. In the end they succeed.

Teacher: What does the conclusion say about Tom? Read this.

Student (reads): “Tom Canty lived to a ripe old age; he was a handsome, gray-haired old man of stately and gentle appearance. Everyone sincerely respected him and showed respect to his strange... clothes. When he appeared, everyone parted, made way for him and whispered to each other:

Take off your hat, this is a royal pupil!

Teacher: What is the fate of the king?

Student: Edward VIHe did not live long, but with dignity, he did not cause anyone excessive embarrassment or torment. He was fair, since he himself had once experienced hardships and knew first-hand about the life of the common people.

Teacher: Let's return to the epigraph of the work. How can we interpret it now?

Student: Mercy is the main quality of the king, since he himself knew what humiliation and insult from the powerful meant. By doing good to people, the person himself is no less happy than the one for whom this good is done. Therefore, “in mercy there is double grace.” M. Twain dedicated his novel “The Prince and the Pauper” to mercy as a wonderful human quality.

3) Summing up the lesson.

Summing up the lesson, we draw students’ attention to the following problem: what qualities should a person endowed with power and authority have?

4) Homework:

Prepare an oral history of the creation of the novel “The Prince and the Pauper” or act as an oral illustrator for the novel.

A joint event between rural and school librarians.

(As part of the “book” week.)

Subject. Readers' conference based on the work of Mark Twain

"The Prince and the Pauper."

For students in grades 7–8.

To the 130th anniversary of the year the work was written (1882).

Date: March 23, 2012

Responsible: village and school librarians.

Target. Introduce students to the life of Mark Twain (briefly) and his work The Prince and the Pauper. Cultivate cognitive interest in the book. Instill a sense of compassion for your neighbor using the example of the main characters. Attract students to the library.

Equipment. Summary of the event; Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper"; crossword; portrait of Mark Twain.

Brief summary of the event.

I. Opening remarks.

III. Questions about the content of the work.

IV. Crossword based on the content of the work.

V. Final word.

Progress of the event.

I. Opening remarks.

Hello guys. Today we will talk a little about Mark Twain, American writer and his work "The Prince and the Pauper". You were given a homework assignment to read “The Prince and the Pauper.”

Have you read everything?

Mark Twain wrote The Prince and the Pauper 130 years ago in 1882. And today's event is dedicated to this date.

II . An introduction to the author's life (briefly).

But first I would like to say a little about the author.

One of the best American writers, Mark Twain himself came from the people. He was born in 1835 in the small town of Hannibal.

Mark Twain is the writer's pseudonym, but his real name was Samuel Clemens. He was born into a poor family and after the death of his father, as a twelve-year-old boy, he went “into the people” and began to work. He changed many professions and visited the most remote corners of his country: he was an apprentice in a printing house

V hometown; then became a traveling compositor; was a prospector in the Far West, trying to find minerals in unexplored lands; was a journalist. When Clemens became a famous writer, most of all he loved to remember how he was an apprentice pilot, how he learned to drive steamboats on the Mississippi. And he came up with his pseudonym “Mark Twain” in honor of the hard but joyful work of a sailor, in memory of the mighty, wayward Mississippi: “Mark Twain” translated into Russian means “measure two,” - that’s what the sailors said when the river was deep enough so that the ship can move forward.

Mark Twain passionately loved his homeland, the rich Mississippi River, on the banks of which he grew up, the wide steppes - prairies, impenetrable forests; He was very fond of American children, to whom he dedicated many works.

III . Questions about the content of the work.

1. How many chapters does the story consist of?

The story of the American writer Mark Twain “The Prince and the Pauper” consists of thirty-three chapters.

2. When and where does the novel take place?

London, mid-16th century.

3. What are the names of the main characters?

The characters in the story are Prince Edward Tudor, the beggar boy Tom Canty, and the noble Miles Hendon, who later became an earl.

4. Were you happy about Tom’s appearance?

5. And Eduard?

Yes, the whole country rejoiced.

6. Tell Tom’s childhood in comparison with Edward (briefly).

The work begins with a description of the great celebration of the Queen of England, who finally gave her husband, Henry VIII, an heir. On the same day, another child was born on the outskirts of London - Tom Canty. Nobody celebrated his birth. The life of the future king and the little beggar Tom took place in completely different conditions. If the prince was cherished and looked after, then Tom was almost not looked after. Time passed. The boys were growing up. Edward was taught fencing and Latin, and Tom was taught to beg. In the same house where Tom lived, a certain priest lived, he taught the boy and instilled in him a love of books. While reading books, the boy forgot about his real life, a dream of counts, kings and princes, imagined himself on a throne or with a sword. Soon the dream of meeting the king eclipsed his entire existence, and Tom even declared himself a king, “King of the Court of Garbage.”

7. Why do you think Tom eventually began to dream that he himself was a prince?

A miserable, wretched existence, a grandmother and father are tyrants, plus hunger and deprivation, and of course a rich imagination.

8. How did Tom (the beggar) meet Edward (the prince)? Describe this scene.

Tom got up hungry in the morning and wandered down the street dreaming and thinking about his dream where he was a prince. And without knowing it, he reached the palace where the real Prince of Wales lived.

9. Find in the text a description of Tom and Edward when they first met.

Page 12.

Poor little Tom, in pitiful rags, approached the fence and slowly, timidly walked past the sentries; his heart was beating strongly, hope awoke in his soul. And suddenly he saw such a sight through the golden lattice that he almost cried out with joy. Behind the fence stood a pretty boy, dark and tanned from games and gymnastic exercises in the air, dressed in silks and satins, sparkling with precious stones; on his side hung a small sword studded with gems and a dagger; on her feet were tall, graceful boots with red heels, and on her head was a lovely scarlet cap with feathers flowing down to her shoulders, fastened with a large precious stone. Nearby stood several sumptuously dressed gentlemen - no doubt his servants. Oh, this is, of course, the prince! A real, living prince! There could be no shadow of doubt here. Finally, the prayer of the beggar boy was heard!

10. Why did the prince invite Tom to his place?

Because the soldier, in front of the prince, cruelly pushed him away from the fence. Edward decided to stand up for him and invited him to his place. He sent away all the servants, began to talk to Tom and feed him.

11. How and why did the boys change clothes?

It seemed to the prince interesting life a simple subject of Tom, and Tom, as you know, all his life he dreamed of being a prince. So they swapped clothes.

12. When the boys approached the mirror, what did they see?

Then they noticed that Edward looked exactly like Tom, and Tom looked like Edward.

13. How did the prince end up on the street?

Then the prince told Tom to wait for him, while he himself headed into the garden, wanting to punish the soldier for slapping Tom. When the prince found himself in the garden, the crowd greeted him with hooting, the soldier grabbed him by the hand and threw him into the crowd. There was no doubt - the prince was mistaken for Tom, who at that time was in Edward's chambers in royal attire. Thus began the adventures of Tom Canty in the royal palace and a real prince on the streets of London.

14. What happened to Tom in the palace?

He was mistaken for Edward, and they didn’t even notice that a substitution had taken place. But since Tom was a little educated, so the king - the prince's father - recognized him as a prince. But since Tom did not know much about the prince’s life, everyone decided that the prince had gone crazy. And it was forbidden to talk about this disease on pain of death.

15. Tell the misadventures of the prince.

The enraged John Canty swings his club at the unfortunate prince; the old priest who intervened falls dead under his blow. Tom's mother sobs at the sight of her distraught son, but then arranges a test: she suddenly wakes him up, holding a candle in front of his eyes, but the prince does not cover his eyes with his palm outward, as Tom always did. The mother doesn't know what to think. John Canty learns of the priest's death and flees with his entire family. In the turmoil of the above-mentioned celebration, the prince disappears. And he understands that London is honoring the impostor. His indignant protests cause new mockery. But one man fights him off from the mob with a sword in his hand.

16. Who saved the prince?

Miles Gendon is a stately warrior in smart but shabby clothes.

17. What is Tom doing at this time?

He is taught to hide his illness, but misunderstandings pour in, at dinner he tries to drink water to wash his hands and does not know whether he has the right to scratch his nose without the help of servants. Meanwhile, Norfolk's execution is postponed due to the disappearance of the great seal of state given to the Prince of Wales. But Tom, of course, cannot even remember what she looks like, which, however, does not prevent him from becoming central figure luxurious celebration on the river.

18. How do the boys take the news of the king’s death?

A messenger bursts into Tom’s feast: “The king is dead!” - and the whole hall bursts into shouts: “Long live the king!” And the new ruler of England orders Norfolk to be pardoned - the reign of blood is over! And Edward, mourning his father, proudly begins to call himself not a prince, but a king.

19. Tell us, who is Miles Gendon?

In a poor tavern, Miles Gendon serves the king, although he is not even allowed to sit down. From Miles's story, the young king learns that after many years of adventures he is returning to his home, where he has a rich old father, influenced by his treacherous favorite younger son Hugh, another brother Arthur, as well as his beloved (and loving) cousin Edith. The king will also find refuge in Hendon Hall. Miles asks for one thing - the right for him and his descendants to sit in the presence of the king.

20. Where did the king live with John Canty after tricking him away from Miles Hendon?

John Canty tricks the king away from Miles' wing, and the king ends up in a gang of thieves. He manages to escape and ends up in the hut of a mad hermit, who almost kills him because his father ruined the monasteries by introducing Protestantism in England. This time Edward is saved by John Canty. While the imaginary king is doing justice, surprising the nobles with his common wisdom, the true king, among thieves and scoundrels, meets honest people who became victims of English laws. The king's courage eventually helps him gain respect even among the vagabonds.

21. How does the king come to trial? How is he saved?

The young swindler Hugo, whom the king beat with a stick according to all the rules of fencing, throws him a stolen pig, so that the king almost ends up on the gallows, but is saved thanks to the resourcefulness of Miles Hendon, who appeared, as always, on time. (arranges an escape)

Gendon Hall. Legal estate of Miles Gkendon.

23. How do the king and Miles Hendon end up in prison?

A blow awaits them at Hendon Hall: their father and brother Arthur died, and Hugh, on the basis of a forged letter about Miles’ death, took possession of the inheritance and married Edith. Hugh declares Miles an impostor, Edith also renounces him, frightened by Hugh's threat to kill Miles otherwise. Hugh is so influential that no one in the area dares to identify the rightful heir. Miles and the king end up in prison, where the king again sees the fierce English laws in action.

24. How does Miles Gendon earn the title of Earl?

Miles Hendon, sitting in the stocks at the pillory, also takes upon himself the lashes that the king incurs with his insolence.

25. Where did the travelers go after this?

Then Miles and the king go to London to find the truth.

26. What happens in Tom Canty’s soul when he sees his own mother in the crowd?

And in London, during the coronation procession, Tom Canty's mother recognizes him by a characteristic gesture, but he pretends that he does not know her. The triumph fades for him from shame.

27. What happened during the coronation?

At the moment when the Archbishop of Canterbury is ready to place the crown on Tom Canty's head, the true king appears. With Tom's generous help, he proves his royal origins by remembering where he hid the missing state seal.

28. What happened to Miles Hendon after the coronation of Edward VI?

The stunned Miles Hendon, who had difficulty getting an appointment with the king, defiantly sits down in his presence to make sure that his eyesight is correct. Miles is rewarded with a large fortune and the title of peerage of England along with the title of Earl of Kent.

29. How does the work end?

The disgraced Hugh dies in a foreign land, and Miles marries Edith. Tom Canty lives to a ripe old age, enjoying special honor for having “sat on the throne.”

And King Edward the Sixth leaves a memory of himself with a reign that was unusually merciful for the cruel times of that time. When some gilded dignitary reproached him for being too soft, the king answered in a voice full of compassion: “What do you know about oppression and torment? I know about this, my people know about it, but not you.”

30. What is main idea works?

Talking about the extraordinary fate of his little heroes, Mark Twain tells the reader: only a person connected with the people, a person who always remembers and thinks about ordinary people, can rule the country; Only those laws are fair whose purpose is the people's good.

This thought - main idea works.

IV . Crossword based on the content of the work.

1. Who did the hermit monk call himself? (archangel)

2. What kind of execution were the women bobbists sentenced to? (bonfire)

3. Country where the events take place? (England)

4. What was the king tried for when Hugo framed him? (pig)

5. What did Tom Canty crack nuts with in the palace? (seal)

6. The title of Michael Hendon, granted to him by the king. Graph)

7. A disease that was given to both the beggar and the prince. (madness)

V . Final word.

Could those extraordinary events that Mark Twain talked about happen in life? In the book you read that in England, about four hundred years ago, a little ragamuffin from the Court of Garbage became king, and Prince Edward VI suddenly found himself behind the walls of his magnificent palace, without power, without servants, an unrecognized vagabond, a beggar. Has there ever been such a case in the history of England?

Of course not. English history I never knew such a wonderful, fabulous adventure. It is not for nothing that the writer himself warns in the preface those who take up his book: this story is more like an old legend. But you can trust this legend in the main thing - you will learn about what England was like in the 16th century.

MARK TWAIN

THE PRINCE AND THE PEGURDER

(Excerpts)

This happened in the first half of the sixteenth century. One autumn day in ancient London, a boy was born into the poor Kenty family, to whom no one was happy. On the same day, a boy, dear and desired, was also born into the Tudor royal family. All England longed for his birth. England waited for him for so long, hoped for him so much that when he was finally born, the people were overwhelmed with joy. People who barely knew each other threw themselves into each other's arms, kissed and cried. This event was celebrated by everyone: nobles, gentlemen and common people, rich and poor - everyone sang, danced and drank. For several days we walked from dawn to dusk.

During the day it was a delight to look at London: bright flags fluttered on all the balconies and roofs, and magnificent processions moved through the streets. London was even more beautiful at night: festive bonfires were burning on every corner. All over England there was only talk about the newborn boy, Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales. And he lay, wrapped in silk, indifferent to everything, not knowing what fuss he had caused with his birth, not realizing that the respectable lords and ladies were taking care of him. A. No one knew about the birth of the second boy, Tom Canty, wrapped in beggar's rags, except his poor parents, to whom his appearance brought only unnecessary worries.

Tom reached the village of Charing and rested a little near the cross, erected there in ancient times by some widowed king. Then he wandered along a quiet charming street past the majestic palace of the cardinal to the even magnificent Palace of Westminster. Tom looked thoughtfully at the huge stone building with widely spaced wings, at the formidable bastions and towers, at the high stone gate with gilded bars and giant granite lions, at all the signs and symbols of royal power. Will his cherished dream finally come true? This is undoubtedly the king's palace. Maybe he will now see the prince - a real living prince?

On both sides of the gilded gate stood two living statues - slender, imperturbable and impregnable guards, clad from head to toe in shiny steel armor. In the distance stood a whole crowd of peasants and townspeople, waiting for the opportunity to catch a glimpse of someone from the royal family. Luxurious carriages with sumptuously dressed servants were driving through one gate or another.

Poor little Tom, in miserable rags, crept forward and timidly sewed past the sentries. He has a heart. I was pounding furiously, but my soul was filled with hope. Suddenly, looking through the gilded bars, he almost screamed with joy. There stood a pretty boy, tanned from playing and exercising. fresh air. His outfit was made of magnificent silk, decorated with gems. At his side hung a small sword, studded with diamonds, and a dagger was placed behind his belt. On their feet were beautiful shoes with red heels, and on their heads were a small hat with feathers, attached with a large shiny hairpin. The boy was surrounded by stately gentlemen - probably his servants. Oh, it was a prince, a real living prince - there could not be a shadow of doubt! Finally, the ardent dream of a beggar boy came true!

With his eyes wide open, full of delight and surprise, Tom could barely catch his breath from excitement. Forgetting about everything in the world, at that moment he longed for only one thing - to come as close as possible to the prince and get enough of him. Not remembering himself, he greedily pressed his face to the bars. At that very moment, one of the soldiers roughly grabbed him, throwing him into the crowd of village onlookers and London revelers.

Know your place, old man! - he shouted.

The crowd laughed mockingly, and at the same moment the young prince ran up to the gate. His face was burning, his eyes were burning with intense anger.

How dare you insult the poor guy like that? - he shouted. - How dare you behave like this even with a poor subject of my father, the king? Open the gate and let him in!

The soldiers saluted with their halberds, opened the gates and saluted again when the little evil one in rags and the son of furless luxury shook hands.

Edward Tudor said:

You seem hungry and tired. You were offended, come with me.

Shower six court servants rushed to Tom, probably not to let him into the palace. And the prince, with an imperious movement of his hand, pushed them away, and they froze in place, like statues. Edward led Tom into a richly decorated room, which he called his office. On his orders, Tom was served wonderful dishes that the boy knew only from books. The prince sent the servants away, and he sat down next to Tom and began a conversation with him.

What is your name? - he asked.

Tom Canty, sir.

Wonderful name. Where do you live?

In the city, sir. In Smitnikov Courtyard, behind Telbukhov Lane,

Garbage yard? Also a strange name. Do you have parents?

Yes, sir. Father and mother and also grandmother, if only she were not there - forgive me, Lord - and twin sisters, Net and Beth.

Perhaps your grandmother is not too affectionate towards you?

She doesn't love anyone, I dare say to your honor. She has evil heart, and she only does evil to everyone.

Is she hurting you?

When he sleeps or - pardon the word - drinks too much, he doesn’t occupy it. And when her head clears a little, it hits her hard.

Eyes little prince flashed with anger.

How is this? Does she hit you?

It hits, sir, sorry.

Beats? So small and weak? Listen: before night comes, she will sit in the Tower. King, my father...

You forget, sir, that she is of a simple nature. After all, the Tower is only for nobles.

Your truth. I didn't even think about it. And it’s okay, I’ll punish her somehow. Is your father kind to you?

No more than grandma, sir.

Parents are probably all the same. Mine doesn't have an angelic character either. His hand is heavy, but he takes pity on me. To tell the truth, he doesn’t skimp on swearing. How does he behave with you?

She is kind, sir, and never offends or hits. No and Beth are good too.

How old are they?

Fifteen, sir.

Lady Elizabeth, my sister is fourteen years old, and my cousin, Lady Jane Gray, is the same age as me. They are affectionate and pretty.

But my second sister, Lady Mary, is completely gloomy... Listen, do your sisters forbid their maids to smile so that they do not bring their souls to sin?

My sisters, sir? Do you really think that there are maids in them?

The young prince looked seriously at the little poor man for a minute, and then said:

Why not? Who helps them undress in the evening? Who puts them on in the morning?

No one, sir. Do you want them to take off their dresses at night and sleep naked like animals?

Are they really only wearing one dress?

And why do they need more, your ladyship? They don't have two bodies.

What a wonderful and interesting idea! Sorry, I didn't even mean to make fun of you. Your dear sisters will have plenty of clothes and servants. My treasurer will take care of it. No, don't thank me, it's empty. And you say it well: beautiful and complex. Have you studied?

I don't know myself, sir. One good pastor taught me a little from his books.

Do you know Latin?

No matter, sir.

You learn Latin. It's just difficult at first. Greek is much more difficult. You know, no speech seems easy for Lady Elizabeth and my cousin. If only you had listened to them! But tell me something about Garbage Yard. Are you having fun there?

Nothing, sir. Only when I'm not hungry. In our yards they show Punch and Judy and other monkeys - such funny animals. And how wonderfully they are dressed! There are also performances where the actors scream and fight until they kill each other to death. This is where it gets interesting! And it's worth something like a farthing, but getting a farthing is not such an easy thing, your ladyship.

Sometimes the guys from the Garbage Yard fight with sticks.

The prince's eyes sparkled.

Word of honor, I would like that too,” he said. - Tell me more.

In the summer, sir, we swim in the ditches and in the river, jokingly drowning each other, splashing, diving, tumbling.

Oh, I would give my father's kingdom to have fun like this just once. Well, tell me something else.

We dance and sing during the festivities in Cheapside, play in the sand, showering each other. And then we make mud pies out of the dirt that comes across, there’s hardly anything in the world? We're just rocking in the mud, sorry, your grace,

Shut up, shut up. This is real luxury. Now, if only I could dress like you and jump barefoot in the mud, and no one would bother me or correct me! I would give up my crown for this.

But if only once I had the good fortune to dress up like you, your ladyship...

Do you want this? Well, then take off your rags and put on my luxurious clothes. Although our happiness will be short-lived, we are still happy about it. We'll have fun while we can, and then we'll change again before anyone bothers us.

In a few minutes, the Prince of Wales put on Tom's rags, and the little prince from the kingdom of poverty put on lush royal clothes. Both stood in front of a large mirror and - miracle! - it seemed that they did not even think about changing clothes. The guys looked at each other in bewilderment, then at the mirror and again at each other. Finally the embarrassed prince said:

Well, what do you say?

Oh, your grace, let me not answer. People like me don't dare talk about it.

Then I'll tell you myself. Your hair, eyes, voice and manners, posture, height, and faces are the same as mine. If we were completely undressed, no one would be able to tell which of us was a beggar and which was the Prince of Wales. Now, having put on your clothes, I understand even better what you felt when the scoundrel sentry... Wait, is there a bruise on your arm by chance?

Yes, your ladyship, and this is nonsense. You know that the poor fellow is a watchman...

Shut up! It was mean and cruel! - shouted the little prince, stamping his bare foot. - If the king... Stop, don't move until I return! I order you!

He instantly grabbed some small amount from the table, hid it and, running out of the office, rushed headlong through the palace park. The rags fluttered in the wind, the face was swollen, the eyes were burning. Having reached the gate, he grabbed the bars and shouted:

Open up! Open the gate!

The soldier who had treated Tom so rudely obeyed immediately. And as soon as the prince, choking with anger, ran out of the gate, the soldier pressed his ear so hard that the guy rolled onto the road.

Here's to you, you beggarly freak, for what I got from His Highness because of you! - exclaimed the guard.

The crowd burst into laughter. The prince rose from the ground and indignantly attacked the soldier.

“I am the Prince of Wales, my person is sacred,” he exclaimed. - Because you dared to raise your hand against me, you will be hanged.

The soldier saluted him with his halberd.

Congratulations, your ladyship! - he exclaimed mockingly and added angrily - Get out of here, you mad scoundrel!

The crowd, laughing and whistling, surrounded the little prince and drove him along the road, shouting mockingly:

Make way for His Royal Highness! Make way for the Prince of Wales!

At about one o'clock Tom, without complaint, submitted to the ceremony of dressing for dinner.

He was dressed as magnificently as before, but in a new way. Every little detail of the toilet was different. Then he was solemnly led into a spacious, rich room, where there was a table set for one person. All the dishes were made of forged gold with precious patterns.

The upper room was full of honorary servants. The chaplain read a prayer, and Tom was about to start eating, because he had been tormented by hunger for a long time, and he was stopped by Earl Berkeley, who began to tie up a napkin for him. The honorable duty of tying a napkin to the Prince of Wales was passed down from generation to generation in the nobleman's family. There was also a cup nearby, which prevented any attempt by Tom to pour himself some wine. There was also a sampler, which, at the first request of His Highness the Prince of Wales, was supposed to try any suspicious dish, risking poisoning. It’s strange that they didn’t use a dog or any other animal for this - but, by the way, royal customs are generally kind of strange. Tom had three hundred and eighty-four servants. Of course, there was about a fourth part in the dining room and, in general, Tom did not know about their existence.

All those present were well trained. They were ordered not to forget that the prince had temporarily gone mad, and not to show even a shadow of surprise at his chimeras. These “chimeras” immediately caught everyone’s eye, causing everyone not to laugh, but only to sadness and regret. It was hard for everyone to contemplate their beloved prince in such a state.

Poor Tom ate with his hands, but everyone pretended not to notice anything. Tom looked at his napkin with interest, because it was very thin and with a beautiful pattern, and then said innocently:

Please, you’d better take her away, otherwise I’ll get her lost.

And Count Berkeley, who offered him the napkin, without uttering a word, respectfully took it off.

Tom looked at the salad and turnips for a long time, and then asked what kind of dishes they were and whether they could be eaten. Because in England they had just begun to grow these vegetables, and before that they were brought from Holland as expensive delicacies. On Tomov, the question was answered respectfully and seriously, without any surprise. Having finished dessert, Tom filled his pockets with nuts; and again no one seemed to take any notice or be in the least embarrassed. But Tom himself immediately came to his senses and became embarrassed. This was the only time during dinner when he was allowed to take something from the table himself, and he felt that his action was too indecent and unworthy of a prince. At the same moment, the bridge of his nose itched, and the tip of his nose wrinkled and chuckled painfully.

I beg you, forgive me. But my nose itches terribly. What should be done in such cases? Please tell me quickly, otherwise I won’t be able to stand it.

Nobody thought to laugh. Everyone looked at each other in despair, as if seeking advice. A blank wall had grown up in front of them, and in the entire history of England there was hardly any indication of how to overcome this wall. There was no chief master of ceremonies, and no one dared to set sail into the unknown sea in order to resolve this important state issue at their own peril and risk. Miracle! There was no position of hereditary Chukhach at the royal court. Meanwhile, Tom's tears overflowed their banks and poured down his cheeks. His poor nose was writhing in hellish torment, begging for salvation. Finally, nature broke all the barriers of etiquette, and Tom eased the upset hearts of the courtiers and scratched his nose with his own hands.

When dinner was over, they presented him with a wide golden bowl of fragrant rose water so that he could rinse his mouth and wash his hands. Count Berkeley stood nearby, holding a clean napkin at the ready. Tom looked at the cup puzzled for a minute, then raised it to his lips and took a serious sip of the fragrant liquid.

No,” he said, pushing the cup away from him, “I don’t like this drink.” It smells good, but is not strong at all.

Even this strange prank of the sick prince did not amuse anyone, causing only deep regret for him.

Then Tom unconsciously made a mistake again. He left the table just as the chaplain stood behind his chair and, raising his hands and rolling his eyes, prepared to say a prayer. And no one seemed to notice that the prince had broken the custom.

Our little friend asked to be taken to the office and left alone. Kritsev's weapon was hung on hooks driven into the oak panels, masterfully wrought with gold. It was a full suit of war armor, recently gifted by the queen to the real prince. Tom put on the lower armor, handcuffs, and helmet with a feather. It was too much for him to put on the rest of the weapons himself, and he wanted to call for help someday, but suddenly he remembered about the nuts that were in his pockets. What a joy it is to enjoy yourself alone, when no one bothers you with unsolicited services! Tom hung up the wonderful toys and began to shell nuts, feeling happy for the first time, like fate, despite his sins, had made him a prince. Having dealt with the nuts, he opened the cabinet with interesting books, and suddenly the title caught his eye - “Etiquette at the English Court.” This was a treasure! Tom settled down on a luxurious sofa and carefully took up his science.

The third day of Tom Canty's kingship came and it went the same way as the previous ones, but his soul felt a little better - he no longer felt as awkward as at first...

Tom would have expected the approach of the fourth day without much anxiety, if not for the fear of a public dinner...

A little later Tom went to the window and became interested in the life and traffic on the long path along the palace gate. Suddenly he saw a disorderly crowd of men, women and children running along the road screaming.

How can I find out what happened there? - Tom exclaimed with frank boyish curiosity.

You are the king! - Count Hertford answered solemnly and with a low bow. - Let me fulfill your Majesty's wish.

Oh, be so kind! Please, please! - Tom screamed excitedly.

“Being a king isn’t so bad,” he thought. “This has its benefits.”

The count called the page and sent him to the captain of the royal guard with the order:

Stop the crowd and find out what happened there. By order of the king!

In a few minutes, a large detachment of warriors in shiny armor came out of the palace gates and lined up across the path to block the crowd. Soon the messenger returned and reported that the crowd was chasing a man, a woman and a girl, who were being led to execution for crimes committed against the peace and honor of the kingdom.

Tom's heart sank. He did not think about breaking the law, nor about the grief caused by the criminals, he thought only about the scaffold, about the terrible execution that awaited the condemned. Tom even forgot that he was not a real king, but only a shadow of a monarch, and, not remembering himself, gave the order:

Bring them here!

A few minutes later, the criminals entered the hall, accompanied by the undersheriff and a detachment of royal guards. Tom looked at the convicts with interest. The man's posture and clothing awakened in him some indescribable memory. “I think I saw him somewhere,” he thought, “but I don’t remember where and when.” At that same moment, the criminal raised his head and immediately lowered it, as if blinded by the formidable majesty of the monarch. But Tom only had to look him in the face. “Now everything is clear to me,” he said to himself. - This is the same stranger who, in the cold, windy weather of New Year's Day, rescued Giles Witt from the Thames, saving his life. It was a brave, courageous act. It’s a pity that he did something mean and got into trouble. I remember that morning very much. Because exactly an hour later, at eleven, Baba Kente beat me so much that all her previous spankings seemed almost gentle to me.”

Tom ordered the woman and the girl to be taken out of the hall for a while and turned to the sheriff:

What was this man guilty of?

I dare to report to your Majesty that he poisoned one of your subjects.

And has this been proven? - Tom asked.

Quite, your grace.

Tom sighed sadly and said:

Take him away, he deserves the death penalty. It's a pity! So brave... no, no, I wanted to say that he seems like that.

Unhappy with unexpected force He wrung his hands and began to desperately and pitifully beg the king:

O gracious lord! Have pity on me. I am not guilty, and the crime of which I am accused has not been proven.

And this is in vain. My sentence has already been pronounced, and it cannot be undone, but I ask you for one last mercy. Have pity on me - have me hanged!

Tom was confused. He had not at all hoped for such a request.

I swear, you are a wonderful one asking for affection! Wasn't that the punishment you were given?

No, Your Majesty, no! I was ordered to be boiled alive.

Tom almost jumped out of his chair out of horror. Having come to his senses a little, he exclaimed:

Your request will be granted, badolaho! Even if you poisoned a hundred people, I, however, will not give you up to such a shameful death. My Lord, is this man really condemned to such a terrible punishment?

This is how the law punishes all poisoners, Your Majesty. And in Germany, say, counterfeiters are boiled in oil, and they are not immediately thrown out, but are gradually immersed on a rope: first ankle-deep, then knee-deep, then...

The count's face lit up with deep satisfaction. He was a man of good nature and generosity, and there were few such among the representatives of his class in that cruel age.

“This law has already been canceled by the noble words of your Majesty,” he said. - History will preserve them for future generations in honor of your royal house.

The sheriff wanted to take the convict out, but Tom interrupted him with an imperious movement of his hand.

Sir, I would like to take a closer look at this matter,” he said. - This man claims that his crime has not been proven. What do you know about this?

I dare to report to Your Majesty, at the trial it turned out that this man went to a hut in the village of Islington, where a sick man was lying. Three witnesses claim that it was at ten in the morning, and two claim that it was a few minutes later. The patient was alone and asleep at the time. This man soon left and went on his way, and the patient died an hour later after vomiting and snags.

Has anyone seen how a patient was given poison? Was the poison itself found?

No, Your Majesty.

How then do we know that the patient has been poisoned?

I dare to report to Your Majesty, doctors assure that such death only occurs due to poisoning.

Honorable proof, as in those simple-minded times! Tom understood the wildness of this event, and therefore said:

Doctors know their stuff - maybe theirs is true. And things turn out badly for the poor guy.

But that's not all, Your Majesty, There are other proofs. People say that the fortune teller, who soon disappeared somewhere from the village, cast an evil eye, then the patient will die from poison, and the poison will be given to him by an unknown traveler with dark hair and poorly dressed. And the criminal fully corresponds to these signs. I ask Your Majesty to take this circumstance into account, since it was predicted.

In their superstitious times, such an argument had unsurpassed power. Tom realized that everything was lost. The crime of the accused was proven. But Tom wanted to give him the opportunity to defend himself.

What can you say in your defense? - he asked.

Nothing that could save me, my king. I'm not guilty, but I can't prove it. If I had friends, I could testify that I was not at Islington that day, but a few miles away at Wapping Old Town; even moreover, I could prove that at the time when the crime of which I am accused occurred, I did not take someone’s life, but saved my neighbor. Some guy started drowning...

Enough! Sheriff, what day did the crime happen?

On the first day of the New Year, most beloved...

Release the accused! This is the will of the king!

And, ashamed of his incontinence unworthy of a monarch, Tom blushed again. To somehow make amends for his unseemly act, he said:

I am simply outraged that on the basis of such insignificant, meaningless evidence a person is sent to the gallows!

A roar of approval went through the hall. It was not Tom’s pardoning sentence that made an impression, since pardoning the poisoner could seem fair to few people. No, everyone was carried away by the intelligent and noble behavior of the young king and quietly said to each other:

This is not a crazy king - he is sane!

How wisely he handled the interrogation! How this imperious determination resembles his former success!

Thank God he recovered! He behaved exactly like his father.

Tom wanted to quickly find out what the woman and the girl were up to.

What exactly did they do? - Tom asked the sheriff.

I dare to report to your honor that they were accused of a terrible and clearly proven crime. They sold their souls to the devil - that's their guilt.

Tom shuddered. He was taught to disdain people who did such terrible things.

Where did this happen and when?

In December at midnight, in a destroyed church.

Who was there?

Only themselves, Your Grace, and “that one.”

So, did they confess?

No, Your Majesty, they renounce.

How did this become known?

People saw them enter there; this aroused suspicion, which was confirmed by the terrible consequences of their crime. It was found that thanks to evil spirits they caused a storm that devastated the whole region and brought disaster to everyone. “This is a serious matter,” Tom thought, and then asked:

Did the woman herself also suffer from this storm?

The old nobles nodded their heads, approving the wise question. But the sheriff, not seeing anything suspicious in Tom’s words, replied innocently:

Yes, Your Grace. Serves her right. Her house was demolished, and she and her child were left homeless.

She paid dearly for the right to inflict such a disaster on herself. She gave her own soul and the soul of her own daughter for this. Undoubtedly, she is crazy, and crazy people don’t know what they are doing, and this woman is not to blame.

The old ones nodded their heads again, approving of Tom’s prudence, and one of them mumbled:

They say that the king himself is also crazy, but such mental illness would benefit many healthy people.

How old is the girl? - Tom asked.

Nine, Your Majesty.

Is it possible, according to English law, for a child to draw up agreements and sell himself? - Tom turned to the learned judge.

No, Your Majesty, the law prohibits children from entering into serious business relationships with adults. The devil can buy a child if the child agrees, and the Englishman is by no means able to do this, since such a contract would be invalid.

This is no longer Christian! Why should English law deny the English the privileges granted to the devil? - Tom exclaimed, sincerely indignant.

This unique view of the matter brought a cheerful smile to many.

What did they do to cause the storm? - Tom asked.

They took off their stockings, Your Majesty.

This surprised Tom terribly.

Unprecedented! So why does this always lead to such terrible consequences?

Always, Your Majesty, at least when a woman wants it, and say a spell known to her silently or out loud.

Tom returned to the woman and imperiously ordered:

Show me your strength - I want to see the storm.

Superstitious nobles completely covered it. But Tom did not notice anything, impatiently awaiting disaster.

Don't be afraid, nothing will happen to you. You will be released, and no one will harm you. Show me your strength.

O most merciful king! I don't have that kind of power. I was convicted innocently.

Calm down, you won't be punished for this. Do this and your life will be saved.

The woman threw herself on the ground and, sobbing, insisted that she was not capable of performing such a miracle.

Tom demanded, the woman proved her own powerlessness. Finally he said:

The woman is probably telling the truth. If my mother had been in her place and possessed the power of the devil, she would not have hesitated to cause a storm and destroy the entire country in order to save my life as a reward. Now I am convinced that all mothers are the same. You are free, good woman, you and your child. Well, now that you have been pardoned and you have nothing to fear anymore, take off your stockings! If you cause a storm, I'll make you rich!

The rescued woman began to sincerely thank her and hastened to fulfill the king’s wish. Tom froze in impatience, slightly clouded with slight anxiety. The courtiers did not even hide their fear. The woman and her little daughter threw off their stockings and, apparently, made every effort to thank the queen for his generosity with at least a small earthquake. And bam! Everything was useless. Tom sighed in disappointment and said:

Worry no more, kind soul, your strange power has left you. Go in peace. If ever the lost strength returns to you again, do not forget to create a storm for me.

Translated from English by Maria Ryabova

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Goals and objectives:(Slide 2)

Continue your acquaintance with the life and work of M. Twain;

Continue to develop students’ interest in works with moral themes, develop students’ ability to reflect on the moral qualities of the heroes of the work;

Analyze the main ideas of the work, the actions of the characters and the events of the novel;

Teach students to observe the psychology of a person endowed with power, to talk about mercy as one of the best qualities of a person, to develop this quality in themselves;

Continue work on developing students’ speech, form an idea of ​​stage action and its features.

Equipment:

• portrait of Mark Twain;
• bibliography,
• computer presentation “Mark Twain fantasizes...”

Lesson progress

1) Organizational moment.

The teacher announces the topic and purpose of the lesson, creates a problem situation

2) Additional material to the lesson.

Individual task. (Slides: 16, 17, 18, 19)

3) Working with the text of the work

Teacher: Let's go to the beginning of the piece .

Chapter I “The Birth of a Prince and the Birth of a Pauper.” (Slide 3, 4)

Students read the chapter selectively, and then begin analysis on the questions:

Let's see what conditions the Kenti family lives in? (The Kenty family's house was in a stinking cul-de-sac, and they lived in a squalid closet on the third floor. The children (Tom and his two sisters) slept on the floor. The father and grandmother often got drunk and got into fights, beating the children. They taught the children to beg, but to do They could not be their thieves. Being in this terrible world, Tom did not feel unhappy, despite the constant need, cold and hunger.

Yes, he was not unhappy, because a dream lives in the soul of the poor boy. Which? (Slide 5)

(Day and night Tom was haunted by one desire: to see a real prince. He often began to pretend to be a prince, dreaming of being in the place of a rich heir.)

Then one day Tom comes face to face with the Prince. Let's remember how this happened.

Student:(reads from Chapter 3 the most striking episodes of this meeting, starting with the words: “Poor little Tom in pitiful rags approached the fence...

Conversation on questions about the content of the work:

Why did the Prince want to become Tom Canty for a while?

(The prince wanted to become Tom for a while in order to have plenty of frolic, play with the guys the way he wanted, since the prince had neither friends nor pranks in his life. He always had to remain a prince, who was not allowed to do what was allowed a simple tomboy...) (Slides 6, 7)

What troubles awaited the Prince?

(The Prince had a hard time: dogs were set loose on him, he was chased by ragamuffins, they mocked him and his words that he was from the royal family. And then there was also a meeting with John Canty, who dragged the Prince home, mistaking him for Tom’s son .)

How did other family members accept our hero?

(Grandma and father laughed at his words that he belonged to the royal family; they talked about his madness. Only Tom’s mother treats him with love and self-sacrifice, she tries to protect him from John’s heavy hand.)

How did Tom feel in the new place?

(At first he was amused by this: he looked at the rooms in the palace with interest, admired his reflection in the mirror, but after half an hour he was overcome by fear: how to behave like a king, so that no one would suspect the fake Prince. The King decided that not everything was all right with the Prince : the son did not recognize him at first. “The further Tom walked between the two rows of gilded courtiers bowing low to him, the more he lost heart, realizing that he was a prisoner here and, perhaps, would not escape from this gilded cage at all - the unfortunate prince, not having not a single friend, unless the Lord God, in His mercy, takes pity on him and restores his will.”

Thus, as soon as he became a prince, Tom dreams of returning to his former free life. (Slides 8, 9)

Tell us about how Tom helped people avoid death.

(Tom saved the lives of three people: he took pity on those people whom he expected death penalty. He really cared about their fate. People were delighted with Tom's action; they did not expect such mercy from the prince.)

But despite this, the authorities changed Tom for a while. Prove this using text.

(Excerpts from chapter XXX “Tom’s Successes” are read, which talks about Tom’s arrogance, how he enjoys power, forgetting about his family, about the true prince).

What events happen during the coronation?

(There is a meeting between Tom and the Prince, during which Tom proves to everyone that the Prince is real. This scene is interesting to read, since it is not entirely easy for the heroes to prove in the palace that the Prince is real. In the end they succeed.)

What does the conclusion say about Tom? Read this.

(“Tom Canty lived to a ripe old age; he was a handsome, gray-haired old man of stately and gentle appearance. Everyone sincerely respected him and showed honor to his strange ... clothes. When he appeared, everyone parted, made way for him and whispered to each other:

Take off your hat, this is a royal pupil!)

What is the fate of the king?

(Edward VI did not live long, but with dignity, he did not cause anyone excessive embarrassment and torment. He was fair, since he himself had once experienced hardships and knew firsthand about the life of the common people.)

• A simple boy from a poor neighborhood realized that one cannot be heartless, evil, or greedy.
• You must love your country, your people, take care of all the people in the state.
• We must make fair laws
• We must take care of children and the elderly, so that every person has a roof over their head, so that people do not go to bed hungry.
• It is necessary to ensure that people believe in their future and live freely and happily.

Mercy is the main quality of the king, since he himself knew what humiliation and insult from the powerful meant. By doing good to people, the person himself is no less happy than the one for whom this good is done.

Therefore, “in mercy there is double grace.”

It was to mercy, a wonderful human quality, that M. Twain dedicated his novel “The Prince and the Pauper.”

3) Staging of fragments of the work.(Slides 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)

4) Individual task: “Mark Twain is a humorist.”(Slides 18, 19)

5) Student survey.

6) Homework:

Prepare:

1. An oral history of the creation of the novel “The Prince and the Pauper”;

2. Answer to the question “What impression did the novel “The Prince and the Pauper” make on me?