Question

Antonio :
Grieve not that I am fall'n to this for you,
For herein Fortune shows herself more kind
Than is her custom. It is still her use
To let the wretched man outlive his wealth,
To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow
An age of poverty—from which lingering penance
Of such misery doth she cut me off.
Commend me to your honorable wife.
Tell her the process of Antonio's end.
Say how I loved you. Speak me fair in death.
And when the tale is told, bid her be judge
Whether Bassanio had not once a love.
(i)
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When and to whom does Antonio speak these lines? What is meant by “Grieve
not that I am fall'n to this for you"?
How has "Fortune" been represented in this line? Why does Antonio feel that
fortune is kind to him
(ii)
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(iii) What is meant by "lingering penance"? What is it that Bassanio must not
regret and what is it that Antonio does not repent?
(iv) What offer does Bassanio make after this extract to save Antonio? What is
Portia's response?
(V) Throw some light on the bond of friendship between Bassanio and Antonio,
giving various instances from the scene.
[3]
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Answer 1

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