Boatswain
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20 None that I more love than myself. You are a
counsellor;—if
you can command these elements
to silence, and work the peace of the present, we
will not hand a rope more; use your authority.if
you cannot, give thanks you have lived so long,
25 and make yourself ready in your cabin for the
mischance of the hour, if it so hap. -Cheerly,
good hearts! — Out of our way, I say. [Exit) To whom does this lines addressesd
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[A] Boatswain: None that I more love than myself. use are a counselor; if you can command these elements to silence, and work the peace of the present, we will not hand a rope more, your authority if you cannot, give thanks you have lived so long, and make yourself ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it so hap. Cheerly, good hearts! Out of our way, I say.
[i] To whom are these words addressed? What does the boatswain ask the other one to do?
[ii] Who are the royal people aboard the ship?
[iii] What were the conditions that made the boatswain react in this way?
[iv] What does the boatswain request Gonzalo to do?
[v] Give the meanings of the words as they are used in the context of the passage:
[a] Element [b] Mischance