Question

a. To what comment made by Antonio does Gratiano give this reply? (
b. Whose role does Gratiano wants to play and how does he want wrinkles to come?
(1.5)
c. Explain the lines- (1.5)
Sleep when he wakes, and creep into the jaundice
By being peevish?
d. Later in this speech why do some men keep quiet according to Gratiano? (1.5)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

a. Antonio replied to Gratiano's words by saying that he gives as much importance to worldly affairs as required. According to him, the world is a stage where every man has to play a role. His role is a sad one. It is to this comment Gratiano makes this reply.

b. Gratiano suggests that if the world is as Antonio says, then he will play the part of a jester who will encourage laughter, causing faces to wrinkle.

c. In Elizabethan times, it was believed that jaundice was caused by being irritable and bad tempered i.e., peevish. Gratiano was trying to say that if Antonio was not becoming happy, he would surely contract jaundice.

d.  Gratiano suggests that if the world is as Antonio says, then he will play the part of a jester who will encourage laughter, causing faces to wrinkle. He would rather seek pleasure in wine and harm his liver than burden his heart with sad groans which could kill him.

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