1: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
"And yet a maiden hath no tongue, but thought I would detain you here some month or two Before you venture for me. I could teach you How to choose right, but then I am foresworn; So will I never be; so may You miss me, But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin, That I had been forsworn."
a) Explain the context in which the above mentioned line are spoken? (3 marks) b) What does the above given speech tell the readers about the choice of a husband for Portia in her marriage? (3) c) What does the given passage convey to readers about the speaker's attitude towards her father? (3) marks) d) What light does the given speech throw on the relation between Portia and Bassanio? (3 marks) e) What light does the extract throw on the character of the speaker? (3 marks)
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1: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
"And yet a maiden hath no tongue, but thought I would detain you here some month or two Before you venture for me. I could teach you How to choose right, but then I am foresworn; So will I never be; so may You miss me, But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin, That I had been forsworn."
a) Explain the context in which the above mentioned line are spoken? (3 marks) b) What does the above given speech tell the readers about the choice of a husband for Portia in her marriage? (3) c) What does the given passage convey to readers about the speaker's attitude towards her father? (3) marks) d) What light does the given speech throw on the relation between Portia and Bassanio? (3 marks) e) What light does the extract throw on the character of the speaker? (3 marks)
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