1. Matilda is the youngest child, and only daughter, of Harry and Zinia Wormwood, who are described as living "in a very nice neighborhood in a very nice house", but not being very nice people. Mr. Wormwood is a used car salesman with the police tracking his every move, and Mrs. Wormwood is obsessed with bingo parlors and television game shows. Both parents are extremely neglectful of their little six-and-one-half year old daughter, even though she shows signs of amazing intelligence and various remarkable powers. Eventually, Mr. Wormwood notices his daughter long enough to send her off to Crunchem Hall, an elementary school lorded over by the ogre-like Miss Trunchbull, whose motto is "Use the rod, beat the child." She practices what she preaches, taking delight in punishing her charges and informing them mercilessly that her idea of a perfect school is one where there are no children. Fortunately for Matilda, her first grade teacher, Miss Honey, is kind and good- hearted, and immediately recognizes her new student's amazing gifts.
2. i. Miss Honey: Miss Honey is kind-hearted because she do not scold children for no reason and she talks to them nicely.
ii. Miss Trunchbull: Miss Trunchbull is a harsh, cruel educator and tyrant because she treats children badly and calls them names.
3. The phrase is' A rose by any other name will smell as sweet'. I learnt that it is the thing itself that matters and not what it is called.
