NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter-4 Poem - The Last Bargain - Free PDF Download
FAQs on NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 4 - The Last Bargain
1. What is a bargain, according to Chapter 4 of Class 8 English Honeydew?
A bargain is like an agreement between two parties in which both parties try to do something for the other. In the poem “The Last Bargain,” the poet talks about a person looking to get hired. He is seeking the perfect bargain where he does not lose his freedom. He gets a job from a king, a wealthy man, and a beautiful girl-but, he refuses all the offers as he will lose his freedom.
2. What was the child doing in the last bargain?
The speaker is looking for a job in which he does not lose his freedom. In search of the perfect bargain, he refuses the job offered by a powerful king, a wealthy man, and a beautiful girl. However, he accepts the last bargain offered by the child playing near the seashore. He accepted the last bargain because the child offered nothing in return for the man’s service to play with him. The speaker could retain his freedom.
3. What does the child offer the speaker in Chapter 4 of Class 8 English Honeydew?
The child offered nothing for the labor that the speaker would give him in return. Nevertheless, the speaker accepted this offer because he thought that while playing with the child, he would not lose his freedom. He would be delighted looking at the smile of the child and playing with him. The everlasting happiness and freedom are more important to the speaker than wealth, external beauty, and no lasting power.
4. What was the last bargain? Why did the speaker accept it?
The last bargain was put forward by the child playing at the seashore. The child said that he would offer nothing to the speaker to play with him. The speaker accepted the offer because he thought that the child’s offer did not compromise his freedom and could happily play with the child. This happiness is the freedom of the speaker. This happiness is absent in the offers made by the king, the beautiful girl, and the wealthy man.
5. What was the bargain made by the child?
The last bargain made by the child was that he would pay nothing to the speaker for playing with him. The speaker gladly accepts this bargain because he believes that playing with the child will make him and the child happy, and the speaker will also not lose any freedom. He will be happy to play with the child. This happiness was not present in the job that others offered. The NCERT Solutions for Chapter 4 of Class 8 English Honeydew are available at free of cost on the Vedantu website and on the Vedantu app.
