Discuss The Qualities Of A Good Host And A Good Guest.

Max Beerbohm says in his essay that people are either hosts or guests by temperament  those who like to offer meal to others are hosts and those who like to enjoy the meal without paying the bill are guests. The writer says that the behavior of these two categories of human beings is different from each other. Here we shall discuss the qualities of good guests separately.

Quality of a good host: according to Beer ohm the virtue of hospitality lies between miserliness and affection. A miser does not spend any money on his friend and relatives. The character of Corin's master in Shakespeare's play is one such example. On the other end of hospitality is the person who is proud and wants to show of his wealth. However a good host stands between the two extremes he is generous at heart and loves human beings he is not proud and egoist he does not try to impress others by his hospitality. But he finds it is pleasant duty to lead the conversation. Dickens character of olla Wardle is an example of good host.

Qualities of a good guest: the position of a good guest also lies between a miser and a parasite the miser accepts hospitality but never thanks for it. He is never satisfied and always complains. The famous philosopher Dante Furnishes a good example by finding faults with his hosts after enjoying there hospitality. The parasite lives completely on others. He is an unwanted guest. He is always hungry. But he thanks his host at the end of meal.

A good guest shows his hearty gratitude to his host. He is often a source of beauty, truth and inspiration. The writer declares that he himself was more a guest than a host.