National University of Modern Language

ENGLISH PRESENTATION
GHOUSIA RASHID (2 SEMESTER)
BS IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
MAM.SHEHLA

Q/ANS:
Q) Who is the antagonist in the story "The Nightingale
and the Rose”?
A) The Student Character, initially a sympathetic
character, the Student ultimately emerges as the
antagonist of "The Nightingale and the Rose." By
claiming to be deeply in love with the girl, the Student
inspires the Nightingale to sacrifice her own life in a
quest to bring him a red rose. When the girl rejects the
flower, however, the Student carelessly tosses it into
the road, concluding that love is a waste of time.
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Q) What has the Nightingale in "The Nightingale and
the Rose” has been singing about?
A) A nightingale listened these words said by the young
student. The nightingale had been singing songs of love
all life and could understand the feelings of the boy.
Q) Why does The Nightingale decide to sacrifice
herself?
A) "The Nightingale and the Rose" is a story about the
nature of love. Love is what the Student claims to feel
for the girl, and it is also what inspires the Nightingale
to sacrifice her life to create a red rose; doing so, she
thinks, will help the Student win his sweetheart's
affection.
Q) What did the nightingale sing when the thorn
pierced in heart?
A) When the Moon shone in the heavens the
Nightingale flew to the Rose-tree, and set her breast
against the thorn. All night long she sang, and the
thorn went deeper and deeper into her breast, and her
life-blood ebbed away from her. She sang first of the
birth of love in the heart of a boy and a girl.
Q) What does the red rose symbolize in The Nightingale
and the Rose?
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A) The Red Rose, represents difficulty and sacrifice
associated with love.
Q) What was the message of this story?
A) The main themes of the short story “The Nightingale
and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde are sacrifice, love of love
and materialism. The narrative can also be interpreted
as a satire to Romanticism, as its end shows a painful
morale: love involves risks and sacrifices and does not
always triumph.