“You have already been answered” – Who said this and to whom? How had the person referred to been answered?

The hermit said this to the Tsar in the story Three Questions’. The Tsar requested the hermit to answer his questions several times but the hermit believed that experience is the best teacher. So, the Tsamwas answered by his real life experiences. The hermit told the Tsar that if he had not dug the seed ...

How did the enemy of the king become friend with the king in Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Three Questions’?

The Tsar had no idea that he had an enemy who was so determined to kill him and had even followed him to the woods. When he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar, the Tsar’s bodyguard recognised him and injured him fatally. Somehow, he managed to escape from their shackles and reached ...

The hermit spoke only to common people, so the Tsar ‘put on simple clothes’ -Do you think the Tsar hoped to be mistaken for a common man? Do you think that the hermit knew the person to be the Tsar? Justify your answer.

The Tsar knew that the hermit met only common people. So he dressed himself up as a common man by putting on simple clothes and dismounting from his horse he went alone to meet the hermit. It can also be argued that perhaps he knew that concealing his true identity from the hermit was not ...

“For the last time, I pray you to answer my questions.”-Who was the speaker? Whom did he speak to ? What were the questions? Why did the speaker ask for the last time?

The Tsar was the speaker. He spoke to the wise hermit who lived in a wood. The Tsar asked the hermit three questions. The first question was how he could learn to do the right thing at the right time. The second question was who were the right people to listen to and whom to ...

Why do you think the Tsar forgive the bearded man inspite of his attempt to kill the Tsar?

The Tsar appreciated the bearded man’s honesty. The bearded man confessed the truth to the Tsar and stated the reason of his hatredhim. The bearded man was brave enough to accept the truth and this quality of the man impressed the Tsar. For this reason the Tsar forgave the bearded man in spite of his ...