Faithful Friends
In this poem the greatest poet William Shakespeare tells us that those who praise us falsely are our enemies and not friends. A faithful friend helps us in our difficulties. Flattering friends are many, but true friends are very rare. As long as you have money to spend, every man will be your friend, but when your pocket is empty and the source of income poor, no man will come to help and share your sorrow. It is the universal fact that ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed.’Shakespeare remarks here that a true friend will always stand with you in sorrow and happiness. Areal friend will always share each and every grief of yours.
this inspiring poem, the world-famous poet tells us the difference between faithful friends and flattering foes. Aflattering person can never be our true friend. He will be our friend as long as we have money to spend. He shall never come to help us in our need or poverty. But a faithful friend always stands by us.He shares both our joys and sorrows. Afriend in need is a friend indeed.
COMPREHENSION
[A] Everyone that .........................................................hard to find.
Q1: Who cannot be ourfriend in misery?
Ans: Aman who flatters us cannot be our friend in misery.
Q2: Are flattering friends hard to find?
Ans: No, flattering friends are not hard to find.
Q3: What type of friends are hard to find?
Ans: It is hard to find faithful friends.
Q4: Explain "Words are easy, like the wind".
Ans: "Words are easy, like the wind" means that friends who praise us falsely always change their position like the wind. They are not certain. They can't be relied on.
[B] Everyman will .........................................................thy want.
Q1: How long does a flattering friend like to be yourfriend?
Ans: Aflattering friend likes to be our friend till we have money to spend.
Q2: When do flattering friends leave you?
Ans: When we don't have money, flattering friends leave us.
Q3: Why do the false friends come to you?
Ans: False friends come to us because we have money to spend.
Q4: When will nobody fulfil yourneeds?
Ans: When we have no money to spend, nobody will fulfil our need.
[C] He that ......................................................... cannot sleep.
Q1: What are the signs of a true friend?
Ans: The sign of a true friend is that he helps us is our need.
Q2: Who will help you in yourneed?
Ans: Atrue friend will help us in our need.
Q3: How does a true friend feel in yoursorrows?
Ans: When we are in sorrows, a true friend weeps.
Q4: When will a true friend not sleep?
Ans: Atrue friend will not sleep when we wake.
[D] Thus of ......................................................... flattering foe.
Ans: Atrue friend will share our grief.
Q2: How can you recognize a true friend?
Ans: We can recognize a true friend at the time of sorrow when he shares our grief.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Ans: Flattering foe comes to us when we have money. He leaves us in misery.
Q2: What are the signs of a true friend
Ans: Atrue friend is he who helps us in our need. He shares our joys and sorrows.
Q3: Why do most of the people leave you in yourhard times?
Ans: Most of the people leave us in our hard times because they are not our true friends but flattering foe.
Q4: Why is it hard to find a true friend?
Ans: There are two types of friends- flattering friends and true friends. Flattering friends are found everywhere like air but true friends are not everywhere. So it is difficult to find a true friend.
Q5: Who shares yourmoney and who shares yourmisery?
Ans: Aflattering foe shares our money and a faithful friend shares our misery.
Q6: What is the main theme of the poem?
Ans: To know the difference between a flattering friend and a true friend and to find a true friend is the theme of the poem.
Q7: How does a true friend support you?
Ans: Atrue friend helps us in our need. He accompanies us in our joys as well as sorrows. He weeps in our sorrows. He does not sleep when we wake.
Ans: A true friend always stands by us. He shares both our joys and sorrows. A friend in need is a friend indeed.