Write the explanation of the essay entitled "Beau Tibbs".

Write the explanation of the essay entitled “Beau Tibbs”.

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EXPLANATIONS

(1) While his youth countenances the levity of his conduct, he may thus earn a precarious subsistence; but when age comes on, the gravity of which is incompatible with buffoonery, then will he find himself forsaken by all, condemned, in the decline of life to hang upon some rich family whom he once despised.

Reference to the Context: This passage has been taken from the essay ‘Beau Tibbs’ written by famous essayist Oliver Goldsmith. The writer gives a very wise opinion about the behaviour of people like Tibbs.

Explanation : In these lines author says that such people, in fact, create great difficulties for their own life. They do well and live on the mercy of others till they are young and impressive. They may impress others by telling false stories about their closeness with great men. At the same time, they do not hesitate in expressing their hatred for the same people. But this clever ness does not continue for long. They suffer very badly when they grow in age, and begin to enter oldness. Their foolish behaviour and mischievousness always deprives them from the honest earning in life. When the old age approaches, all the levity disappears. Consequently they are rejected by all the sections of society and are thus left alone everywhere. They had been expressing their hatred and dislike for the great ones but now they have no option but to serve those very families in their old declining age. This is the most harmful result of their foolish and careless behaviour in the young age.

(2) If you meet him, this day you find him in rags: if the next, in embroidery With those persons of distinction, of whom he talks so familiarly, he has scarce a coffee house acquaintance.

Reference to the Context: This stanza has been taken from the es say ‘Beau Tibbs’ written by Popular essayist Oliver Goldsmith. Beau Tibbs talked for a long time about his close contacts with so many great men although all this was quite false. He ended this boasting by asking for some money from the man before him and thus all his falsehood was quickly revealed.

Explanation: In these lines Charles tells the essayist that Tibbs al ways behaved in an unbelievably peculiar manner and changed himself quickly from time to time. We find him in a different manner each time we meet him… Some day, he will be seen in rags but the very next day, if you happen to see him, he will be in most decorative clothes. He always talks about his close contacts with great people of society. He shows as if he has been always very close and familiar with them but the fact is otherwise. The reality is that he does not know any of them properly. he hardly had ever met them or if he had been, it was not his familiarity and closeness but just a casual meeting. In this way, he tried to show himself a man of great worth but actually he was not recognized any where in the circle of the great ones.

(3) An intimacy with the great will improve ones’ appearance, and a course of version will fatten, and yet, faith, I despise the great as much as you do; but there are a great many honest fellows among them; and we must not quarrel with one half because the other wants breeding.

Reference to the Context: these lines have been taken from the essay ‘Beau Tibbs’ written by Oliver Goldsmith. In these lines Charles praised him for his taste of clothes and the brightness of his face.

Explanation: Hearing the praise of his manner of dress Tibbs was very much pleased and now he began to speak proudly of his manners and ways of life. He declared that he did not like flattery but actually he was expert in flattery. He told that when a man becomes habitual of living in the company of great persons, a brightness naturally appears on his face. Moreover, eating the flesh of deer makes a man fat in body. But at the same time, he added that like Charles, he also does not much like the company of the great ones. Still it is a fact that all of them are not bad. There are many good and honest persons among them and so for these few, we cannot hate or reject the whole class of these people. The lines reveal the artificial manner and boasting nature of the character of Tibbs.

(4) I am often found in the center of a crowd; and wherever pleasure is to be sold, am always, a purchaser. In those places, without being remarked by any. I join in whatever goes forward, work my passions into a similitude of frivolous earnestiness, shout as they shout, and condemn as they happen to disapprove.

Reference to the Context: this passage has been taken from essay ‘Beau Tibbs’ written by Oliver Goldsmith. It gives the description of such a poor young man who actually has no money but shows as if he is very close in the company of very great people of the society.

Explanation: In this passage the author has given a little description about his personal nature and habits. He was not habitual of being pleased but sometimes, he wanted a change from the tiredness of his duties and therefore, he came out to wander in the society. He was actually in search of some such place, where he could enjoy pleasure for some time. He joined the crowds or any other place of the gathering of the people, hoping that perhaps there, he will get pleasure. At such places, he behaved in such a way that the others did not pay any attention to him. He never showed his personal emotions but be have quite as the others were doing. He spoke loudly when the others spoke in this way. If they rejected something, he also joined them in its condemnation and thus he enjoyed the change but his identity was never recognized.