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The prince in the story is no living prince. He is the statue of a dead prince decorated
with gold leaves and precious stones. He is known as the Happy Prince because there
is a smile on his lips. But the smile gradually gives way to tears. The Happy Prince
cannot help crying over the scenes of misery in the houses of the poor. He decides to
help them with his gold leaves and costly stones. The little swallow acts as his
messenger, and he gives away all his wealth. The Swallow was on his way back to his
homeland when the prince had detained him to help the poor. He still wished to go
back but now it was too late. Then the snow came. The little swallow got colder. He
knew that his end has come. Thus the little swallow lost his life in helping the poor.
His death broke the princes heart. So the swallow and the prince die for a noble
cause. But their death was not the end. It made them immortal. That is why the angel
selected the dead swallow and the lifeless heart of the prince as the noblest things on
earth. The story teaches a very useful and very true lesson.
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TIME SETTING
SUMMER :Page 1 line 9 : This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer
AUTUMN :
Page 1 line 10 : Then the autumn came they all flew away.
NIGHT :
Page 2 line 1 : All the day long he flew, and the night time he arrived
WINTER :
Page 3 line 13 : A swallow in winter!
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COMMUNITY SETTING
SEAMSTRESS :
Page 2 line 14 : Her face is thin and worn, and she has coarse, red handsshe is a
seamstress
PLAYWRIGHT :
Page 4 line 5 : . I see a young man in a garret.., there is no fire in the grate and hunger
has made him faint.
A LITTLE MATCH GIRL :
Page 5 line 2 : there stands a little match girl She has no shoes or stocking, and her little
head is bare.
# Page 5 line 11 : . While the beggars were sitting at the gates and saw the white
faces of starving children
POOR PEOPLE
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RICH AND GREEDY PEOPLE
Page 5 line 11 : , and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses,
Page 6 line 12 : said the Mayor in fact, he is little better than a beggar.
Page 6 line 13 : Little better than a beggar, said the Town Councilors.
Page 7 line 1 : and it shall be a statue of myself
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CHARACTERS
HAPPY PRINCE
MINOR CHARACTERS
MAJOR CHARACTERS
SWALLOW
SEAMSTRESS
COUNCILLORS
MAYOR
REED
PLAYWRIGHT
MATCH-GIRL
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He is a golden statue that can see whats going on around
him, but cannot move.
He was happy all through his life, but now he weeps for he
can see all of the hardship that faces the people of his city.
He asks the Swallow to take pieces of him (the gold leaf of
the statue, the sapphires that are his eyes, and the ruby that is
in the hilt of his sword) and give them to the poor of the city.
In the end, he is melted down as the statue is not beautiful
without its decorations.
THE HAPPY PRINCE
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The statue begins crying because he is sad by everything
that he sees going on in the city.
The Swallow is the agent of the Princes generosity,
bringing the gems and gold to the poor as instructed, and
the two become fast friends.
Eventually, the Swallow dies because he chooses to
remain with the blinded Prince rather than abandon him
to fly to Egypt, and the winter gets too cold.
He dies at the statues feet.
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THE REED
She decides not to accompany the Swallow, who has
been courting her, breaking his heart.
She is too close to her home, and cannot bear thethought of leaving.
Thus, the Swallows courtship was in vain.
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THE TWO TOWN COUNCILORS
They are greedy and obsessed with their public image.
They want the metal of the melted-down statue to be
made into statues of them.
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THE POOR SEAMSTRESS
Her son is ill, and she struggles as a seamstress to make
enough money to take care of him.
She receives the ruby from the hilt of the Princes sword.
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THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT
He is a starving artist struggling to complete a play, but
he cannot concentrate because he is so hungry.
He receives the first sapphire eye.
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THE LITTLE MATCH-GIRL
She drops the matches that she is supposed to sell
Crying because she knows that she will be beaten
by her father when she returns home without the
matches or any money.
She receives the second sapphire eye.
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THE MAYOR
He orders that the statue be torn down.
He wants the metal to be made into a statue of
himself.
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OUTWARD BEAUTY IS NOTHING IT IS
JUST A SHOW
The Happy Prince has a lead heart, but this heart is full of sympathies for the
poor and the needy. He sacrifices , his jewels and gold covering just for the poor.
Now without it, he looks so ugly that he is sent to furnace to melt. He has lost
outward beauty, but with sacrifice and love, he has achieved spiritual beauty.
God is pleased with him. After his death, he is taken to the city of gold where he
will praise God forever.
The Swallow, he sacrifices his life for the love of the Happy Prince. Nevertheless,
he also achieves spiritual beauty. He will sing for evermore in Gods garden of
Paradise.
Page 7 line 5 : You have rightly chosen, for in my garden of Paradise this little
bird shall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise
me.
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- The townspeople believe that in life the Prince was happy
because he never had to worry about the woes of others or
see the poor of his city.
- The Prince was not happy but sad by what he witness in the
village.
Page 2 line 12 : ... 'I did not know what tears were, for I lived in the Palace of
Sans-Souci where sorrow is not allowed to enter. .. And now that I am dead they
have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery of
my city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.'
HAPPINESS AND SADNESS
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The Prince has the swallow take away his jewels, gold and
rubies and distribute them amongst the poor in the town.
As the Swallow was helping the Prince and the towns
poor, winter came and the swallow died on the stripped
statue of the Prince.
LOVE AND SACRIFICE
Page 6 line 7 : Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the
Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey. Leaf after leaf of the fine gold he
brought to the poor, and the children's faces grew rosier, and they laughed and
played games in the street. 'We have bread now' they cried.
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GREAT GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE
POOR During his life, the Happy Price just know about happiness because
in that palace he always be happy, live in luxurious place, he almost
never being sad.
In fact, behind that wall there are many people who get miserybecause they are poor.
After his death, he can see all the ugliness and all the misery of the
city.
Page 2 line 12 : ... 'I did not know what tears were, for I lived in the Palace of
Sans-Souci where sorrow is not allowed to enter. .. And now that I am dead they
have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery of my
city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.'
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Swallow never leave Happy Prince that is blind
and decided to stay even though the winter
getting so cold.
NOBLE FRIENDSHIP
Page 5 line 6 :
Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. "You are blind now," he said, "so I
will stay with you always.""No, little Swallow," said the poor Prince, "you must go away to Egypt."
"I will stay with you always," said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince's feet.
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SELF-SACRIFICE
Happy Price sacrifices everything in his life to help
suffering people. He gave away all his decorations and
make him no longer beauty.
The Little Swallow sacrifices his journey with his
friend to the Egypt and stayed with the Happy Prince
and helping him through winter season.
Page 5 line 8 : 'I will stay with you always,' said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince's
feet.
Page 6 line 1 : 'I am covered with fine gold,' said the Prince, 'you must take it off, leaf by
leaf, and give it to my poor; the living always think that gold can make them happy.
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LOYALTY
Swallow loyalty in love with the Happy Prince eventhough its only a statue.
It refused and insisted to stayed with Happy Prince till
the end until its died.
Page 5 line 6 :
Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. "You are blind now," he said, "so Iwill stay with you always."
"No, little Swallow," said the poor Prince, "you must go away to Egypt."
"I will stay with you always," said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince's feet.
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CARING
The Happy Prince is crying because of misery on his owncity.
Ask the swallow to leave him because he is knows that the
swallow cannot survive in the winter and he will be die.
Page 2 line 12 : And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can
see all the ugliness and all the misery of my city, and though my heart is made of leadyet I cannot choose but weep.'
Page 5 line 6 : "No, little Swallow," said the poor Prince, "you must go away to Egypt."
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OBEDIENT
The Swallow always obey every command
from The Happy Prince.
Page 5 line 4 "Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow," said the Prince, "do as I command
you.":
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EXPOSITION
The Swallow fall in love with Reed, so he
didnt go to Egypt with the other swallows.
After other swallows had gone, he felt lonely
and tired of his lover, the Reed. The swallowthink the Reed is a coquettish girl, so he
decided to leave her.
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RISING ACTION
The Swallow arrived at the city and alightedbetween the feet of the Happy Prince. A drop
fell on the Swallow, and he found out that the
drop was the Princes tear. The Happy Princedemanded the Swallow to be his messenger,
helping him to bring the jewels to someone in
need; however, the Swallow agreedreluctantly.
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CLIMAX
The Happy Prince became blind, so the
Swallow decided to stay with him and
replaced his empty eyes, to watch the city and
tell the Happy Prince what he sees. The HappyPrince then requested the Swallow to take off
the fine gold covered on him and sent the gold
to the poor. Although the Happy Prince losthis eyes, he still gave away his last precious
decoration-the gold
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The Swallow soon realized he would die
because of the cold winter. He determined not
to leave the Prince, because he loved him so
much.
REVERSAL
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FALLING ACTION
The Prince asked the Swallow to kiss his lips,
and the Swallow did so then fell down at the
Prince's feet. At that moment, a crack sounded
inside the statue as the Prince's heart broke.
The statue was then pulled down and put into a
furnace as it was no longer deemed beautiful.
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RESOLUTION
Finally, the God asked his angels to find the
two most precious things in the city ." The
Happy Princes broken heart would not meltand was brought up to heaven along with the
dead swallow.
LITERARY DEVICE
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LITERARY DEVICE The story itself is a allegory (importance of charity)
Figurative Language: The story is written as a fable, where animals
present human characteristics.
PERSONAFICATION: where the Happy prince and swallow can talk
like human.
SIMILE:
a) He is beautiful as a weathercock, page 1 line 2
b) His lips are red as pomegranate page
IMAGERY:
- Statute on a high column.
- People admiring the Happy Prince.
- The Swallow in love with the Reed.
- The Swallows plans for going to Egypt.
- The Maid-of-Honour in a party talking about seamstress.
WRITERS MOOD
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WRITERS MOOD
Explanation : The Happy Prince's actions of helping the poor are worthy of
respect. Without the ruby from his sword hilt, the seamstress's son may die of
fever. His immediate and valuable action also helps the playwright out with a
sapphire to buy food and firewood and escape from hunger and coldness.
Again, the Happy Prince prevents the poor little match seller from being
beaten by giving her the remaining sapphire. He is not hesitant to strip himself
of all fine gold leaves to help the homeless children. Although the Happy
Prince is a beautiful statue, a splendid work of art, he accepts his dull and grey
appearance to help the needy to have a happy and sufficient life. His actions
deserve being appreciated and praised.
Sympathy for the poor and makes adults look back on their attitude toward the
unfortunate people around them.
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WRITERS OPINION
We think that writer want to teach us that those
who have much money they have to share with the
poor, instead of spending it on unnecessary things.
At first the prince was not happy, because the
people around was poor and sad, but he chose togive all the gold that had the poorest person, and
so got to be happy and make other people happy. If
the prince who made of statue can give/donatemoney, we as people are living we can do more for
needy people.
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