Question

-DRAMA
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE SHAKESPEARE
QUESTION 1.
Read the extract given beow and answer the following questions:
"Therefore, thou gaudy gold,
Hard food for Midas, I will none of these ;
Nor none of thee, thou pale and common drudge
'Tween man and man but thou, thou meagre lead,
Which rather threaten'st than dost promise aught,
Thy paleness moves me more than eloquence,
And here choose 1: joy be the consequence !"
(i)Identify the speaker Where is he?Why?
(3)
(ii) Who is Midas?
131
(iii)What was hard food for Midas ?Why? Which mythological characters does the speaker refer to in his speech? [3]
(iv)What other adjectives have been used for gold and lead?
131
(v)which casket does the speaker choose ?Why? What was written on the scroll?
[4]​

Answer 1

hareesh rama raju bro u