Michaol Madhusudan Dutt was a celebrated 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagordari on the bank of the Kopotaksho Rivor, a village in Keshobpur Upazila under Jashore district.

From an carly age, Michael aspired to be an Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in a sophisticated Hindu family, he converted to Christianity as a young man, much to the ire of his family, and adopted the first name Michaol. In his childhood, he was recognised by his teachers as a precious child with a gift of literary talent. His early exposure to English education and European literature at home and his college inspired him to imitate the English in taste, manners and intellect.

Since his adolesconce he started believing that he was born on the wrong side of the planet, and that his society was unable to appreciate his talent. He also believed that the West would be more receptive to his creative genius.

Madhusudan was an ardent follower of the famous English poet Lord Byron. So after adopting Christianity, he went to Europe and started composing poems and plays in English. They showed his higher level of intellectual ability. However, he failed to gain the right appreciation. To his utter frustration he found that he was not esteemed as a native writer of English literature. Out of his frustration, he composed a sonnet in Bangla "Kopotaksha Nad" which earned him huge reputation in Bangla. Gradually he could realise that his true identity lay in Bengal and he was a sojournier in Europe. Afterwards he regretted his fascination for England and the West. He came to Bengal and devoted himself to Bangla literature from this period. He has written the first Bangla epic Meghnad Badh Kabya.

'He converted to Christianity as a young man, much to the ire of his family.' Here the word 'ire' means _________

• ক
  desire
• খ
  consent
• গ
  anger
• ঘ
  passion

এসএসসি English for Toady Seen Comprehension Roots

ব্যাখ্যা

48

MCQ: 58

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After we have studied the unit, we will able to
 

• participate in conversations and debates
   
•  exchange personal information
   
• narrate incidents and events in a logical sequence
   
• present own ideas, give and ask for information
   
•  write letters to newspapers
   
•  lodge complaint
   
•  present information in a chart.

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