Question

Gratiano: Why should a man, whose blood is warm within, sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?
Sleep when he wakes? and creep into the jaundice
By being peevish?

() Which type of men are compared to "grandsire cut in alabaster' and why?
(ii) Under what circumstances does these men likely to be infected with jaundice?
(iii) How does some people try to earn a reputation for wisdom, according to Gratiano?
(iv) What comparison does Gratiano draw to describe other kind of men just after this extract?
(v) State the advices Gr
ano given to Antonio at the end of this speech.

Answer 1

Answer: Why should a man, whose blood is warm within, Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? — Gratiano, trying to encourage Antonio to be more more lively, asks why any living man would want to be as stiff and cold as an alabaster statue of his grandfather

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