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mahaindersingh... asked this question on Class X » English » A Shady Plot

what is the summary of the lesson "a shady plot"?

Asked by mahaindersingh...(student), +1 more on 3/10/12
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it is a ghost story , but completely unscary ....

It is like one ghost will come and help a man write a ghost story , this leads many misunderstandings between the writer and his wife and finally everything gets resolved

Posted by aparna_cool(student), on 28/9/11

i am not agree with this plz tell in breifly

Posted by ankitathakur7...(student), on 7/11/11

actually this is the story of man who is accountant, but his frend request him to write story for his magazine...

the writer thinks that whenever he sits he writes the story but in actual it it is the ghost who help him to writ the story..

do you want continuation or not

Posted by Deepikamehra409(student), on 8/11/11

what happen when a party is organised in writer 's home

Posted by ankitathakur7...(student), on 7/11/11

one of her wifes frend was without the pair he nned some accompany so her wife request her to sit with him

he was afraid but dont want her wife to let it know, so when he sat with his wifes friend they started playing............

writer was afraid while playing.. in the game of ouija the word that was pointed by the ghost was traitor that means cheater..............it creates the horrible sitution for the author .......and the story continues

Posted by Deepikamehra409(student), on 8/11/11

it is a story of an ordinary man who is an accountant and his friend who is a publisher request his to write a story for his book . when ever the aurthor sits he write the story but this time he was unable to write the story. when he was thinking for the idea suddenly a lady ghost came and told him that she was also an aurthor and she gave idea to him about what he should write...

Posted by jasmeet_kareer15...(student), on 20/11/11

Thanks for your help...

Posted by jasmeet_kareer15...(student), on 20/11/11

actualy john is forced to write a ghost story.so he sits down to write a ghost story .that time a ghost appears who is helenand she asked to john that no one should use ouija board.suddenly his wife comes and the ghost goes.his wife has brought a ouija board in auction.john was very shocked to see this.....one day he when he was coming from office he found that his wife was conducting ouija board party.every was in pair.only one girl was alone.so john was asked to accompany her by his wife.when they play he finds a name helen appears.every one was shocked to see this.nextday his wife was not there leaving a note that she is going to her grandmother 's house and rest of the things will be discussed by lawyer..the ghost apperaed and john blammed the ghost..meanwhile his wife comes to know.john thought his wife would faint if she sees the ghost.but not so .she had a wide smile on seeing her.and the ghost goes off.and john sits to write the ghost story................

Posted by bujili_sarvesh...(student), on 23/11/11

thanx...........

Posted by nitinmaheshin...(student), on 27/11/11

i realy agree with it thanks for that bujili

Posted by jugadani(student), on 30/11/11

i need stil mor

Posted by Danish010(student), on 13/12/11

thnku vry vry much u 'd help me alot bujili

Posted by sandy390...(student), on 15/12/11

but why does lavinia smile at the sight of the ghost?

Posted by manakjot.kaur...(student), on 8/12/11

maybe b 'coz lavinia was suspicious about John that he has an affair with someone called helen and he is concealing that from her. But later when she herself sees helen the phantom infront and she realizes that there wasnt any affair and John was just protecting her from the ghost; she smiles with satisfaction.

Posted by zofi26(student), on 21/12/11

please visit the following link to read the summary of shady plot

http://cbse.meritnation.com/cbse-english-literature-reader/a-shady-plot/371/2232/translation.html

Posted by aashima102...(student), on 3/10/12
SHADY PLOT
It is a story of an ordinary man who is an accountant. The writer is urged by his friend to write a new ghost story for his magazine. When he begins to write, a she-ghost, Helen, descends and tells him that she was also an author in her life, and tells him that she and her fellow ghosts was the one who gave him ideas when he was thinking for ideas, Helen says she would help him in providing ideas on one condition that he should make his friends and relatives stop using the Ouija board, coz all the ghosts were fed up of human beings calling them time after time, so they are on a strike, coz he is unable to help him unless the strike is over, if he succeeds in doing so surely she will provide him ideas, and then lavinia, John 's wife (lavinia) enters the room and announces that she has brought a Ouija board in auction. John was very shocked to see this., and one day he when he was coming from office he found that his wife was conducting Ouija board party. Everyone was in pair. Only one girl was left alone. So John was asked to accompany her by his wife. John hesitates but he continues, but as the play begins the word refers john as traitor, everyone is shocked and when a women (Mrs. Hinkle) further asks then it appears that a women named Helen is calling for him, everyone assumes the John had a secret relationship with a girl named Helen, and next day, when john gets up he couldn’t find his wife, she had left a note that she is going to her grandmother 's house and rest of the things will be discussed by lawyer, at this point john wishes that he was dead, and then the ghost reappears and tells john that his wife must get rid of the Ouija board. As he is trying to argue with the ghost, that she was responsible of all this that happened, john’s wife comes in, john thought his wife would faint if she sees the ghost, But nothing so happened in fact she had a wide smile on seeing her. And then Helen tells that she is not the Helen of Troy, but another Helen, an ordinary woman of New York ( now dead ), The ghost departed, Lavinia forgives her husband and promises to get rid of the Ouija board which makes everyone happy- the ghost of Helen, the maid, and, of course, the author. And hence john is provided by the idea of writing a story which had actually happened with him, hence the condition is also satisfied and everyone is happy.
Posted by nanu1998(student), on 26/10/12

A SHADY PLOT

It is a story of an ordinary man who is an accountant. The writer is urged by his friend to write a new ghost story for his magazine. When he begins to write, a she-ghost, Helen, descends and tells him that she was also an author in her life, and tells him that she and her fellow ghosts was the one who gave him ideas when he was thinking for ideas, Helen says she would help him in providing ideas on one condition that he should make his friends and relatives stop using the Ouija board, coz all the ghosts were fed up of human beings calling them time after time, so they are on a strike, coz he is unable to help him unless the strike is over, if he succeeds in doing so surely she will provide him ideas, and then lavinia, John 's wife (lavinia) enters the room and announces that she has brought a Ouija board in auction. John was very shocked to see this., and one day he when he was coming from office he found that his wife was conducting Ouija board party. Everyone was in pair. Only one girl was left alone. So John was asked to accompany her by his wife. John hesitates but he continues, but as the play begins the word refers john as traitor, everyone is shocked and when a women (Mrs. Hinkle) further asks then it appears that a women named Helen is calling for him, everyone assumes the John had a secret relationship with a girl named Helen, and next day, when john gets up he couldn’t find his wife, she had left a note that she is going to her grandmother 's house and rest of the things will be discussed by lawyer, at this point john wishes that he was dead, and then the ghost reappears and tells john that his wife must get rid of the Ouija board. As he is trying to argue with the ghost, that she was responsible of all this that happened, john’s wife comes in, john thought his wife would faint if she sees the ghost, But nothing so happened in fact she had a wide smile on seeing her. And then Helen tells that she is not the Helen of Troy, but another Helen, an ordinary woman of New York ( now dead ), Lavinia forgives her husband and promises to get rid of the Ouija board which makes everyone happy- the ghost of Helen, the maid, and, of course, the author. And hence john is provided by the idea of writing a story which had actually happened with him, hence the condition is also satisfied and everyone is happy.
Posted by zippigirls(student), on 11/11/12

its a ghost story

Posted by ashwincool(student), on 20/3/13

its rara chandaku chela

Posted by ashwincool(student), on 20/3/13

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