I
like novels more than other books. I have found the English novel, The Prisoner
of Zenda (by Anthony Hope), to be very interesting. The Prisoner of Zenda is
about a king whose half-brother tried to take away his kingdom. The king’s name
was Rudolf and his half-brother’s Michael. Michael imprisoned Rudolf in the
castle of Zenda. The novel becomes very exciting when Rassendyll, a relative of
the King appeared before the people. as Rudolf. His face was just like
Rudolf’s. The people accepted him as the king. Even the Princess, to whom
Rudolf was going to be married, took him to be Rudolf himself.
Michael
wanted to get Rassendyll as well as the king killed by his men. However, he
wanted to do it secretly. He would not tell them anything about Rudolf, whom he
himself had imprisoned. Rassendyll also could not tell the people about
Michael’s black deeds. It is so because if he did so, Michael would at once
kill the king.
The
most important role in the novel is that of Lady de Mauban. Michael tried to
get Rassendyll killed through her. But he failed to do so. This lady wanted to
marry Michael. He, in fact, liked to marry the Princess. Lady de Mauban wanted
the king to remain alive so that the Princess might marry him. The Prisoner of
Zenda is about the struggle of one strong man, that is, Rassendyll, against
powerful evil forces. These forces were in the form of “Black” Michael, Lady de
Mauban, Rupert, etc. Rassandyll was successful in his struggle as he defeated
Michael. Further, he succeeded in getting Rudolf out of prison and then getting
him married to Flavia.
The
novel has taught me the golden lesson that I shall always remember. The lesson
is that our world is a battleground where good and evil are in constant
conflict. Evil can be successful, but only for some time. The victory of good
is certain, however late it may come.
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