NOTE MAKING &
SUMMARIZING
THE
BROWNING VERSION
1. THE
TITLE
a. A Greek
Tragedy writn by Aeschylus named Agamemnon.
b. Theme: a
wife murdg her husband.
c. Transld into English by Robert Browning
d. Taplow
gifts the play ‘The Browning Version’ to Mr. Crocker Harris.
2. Mr.
Crocker Harris
a. A Sr. Tr. , served for 16 yrs,
hard-task master.
b. Teaches
classics, a good acadmcn.
c. Strict,
disciplinarian, law abiding
d. Can’t be
persuaded by flattery
e. Dead sense
of humour, dried up like a nut
f. Not a
socially good mixtr, reserved, lives indifferently.
3. Mr.
Frank
a. A young, Jr.Tr.
of science.
b. Friendly to
students, receptive.
c. Doesn’t
love his subject, feels inferior.
d. Envies
Crocker Harris for his control over students.
e. Immature,
instigates Taplow to speak bad about Crocker Harris.
4. Taplow:
a. A 16 yr.old
student studg in lower fifth grade.
b. Obedient,
having good reputn in class
c. Attendg Mr.Crocker
Harris doing Extra work but not willingly.
d. Doesn’t
like undue strictness of Mr Crocker Harris.
e. Makes fun
of Crocker Harris by enacting his style of joke-telling.
f. Yet
respects Crocker Harris’ principles &
devotion towards profession.
5. Millie
Crocker Harris
a. Wife of Mr.
Crocker H.
b. A thin, in
late 30s, fashion-maniac
c. Doesn’t
like Mr.Crocker H. that much.
d. Tricks to
send Taplow out by giving him prescription to bring medicines.
e. Shows soft
corner for Mr. Frank.
6. Story-line
a. A
Student-Teacher Relation
b. A
teacher-teacher Relation
c. Teacher’s
devotion for his profession
d. Students’
observation of teachers.
e. Students
liking or disliking for teachers on
various fronts.
ABBREVIATIONS:
1. Writn -
written
2. murdg-
murdering
3. Transld-
translated
4. Sr. Tr.- senior
teacher
5. Yr- years
6. Acadmcn-
academician
7. Mixtr-
mixture
8. Jr.Tr.-
junior teacher
9. Studg-
studying
10.
Reputn- reputation
11.
Attend-attending
12.
&-and
SUMMARY
THE
BROWNING VERSION
It’s a
story of a student’s observation on teachers. Taplow, a student of lower fifth grade, had been
called up by a strict , work-master Mr Crocker Harris to do extra work on the
last day of the term. Taplow didn’t like it. Frank, another young teacher,
instigates Taplow to blasphemy Mr. Crocker Harris and wants him to talk out bad
things about him. Millie, wife of Mr Crocker Harris also helps Mr Frank in
sending Taplow out. Taplow wants to gift a play named ‘The Browning Version’ to
Mr.Crocker Harris who has been transferred out after serving the present school
for over 16 years.
-Arun Thakare
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