Hey! everyone pls give me some imp question n answers of Merchant of Venice act 1 scene 1
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Answer:
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Explanation:
In sooth : really. It wearis me : the sadness of which Antonio is complaining. Caught it : caught, Antonio speaks of his melancholy as if it had been “caught”. Whereof : of what parents. I am to learn : I have not yet discovered. Want-wit : a dull person. Ado : trouble ; difficulty.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions
Question 1.
Who address these line to whom?
Answer:
Antonio addresses these lines to Salario in the Merchant of Venice.
Question 2.
What does the words : ‘in sooth’ mean?
Answer:
The words ‘In sooth’ mean ‘to tell you the truth.’
Question 3.
What is intended by the ‘Sadness’ of Antonio?
Answer:
This sadness of Antonio is probably in the key-note of the play which illustrates that the coming events cast their shadows before. The play revolves round this theme mainly.
Question 4.
What does the word ‘want-wit’ mean?
Answer:
The word ‘want-wit’ means an idiot.
Question 5.
Explain : “I have much ado to know myself.”
Answer:
Antonio says that he has great difficulty in recognizing himself on account of the sadness that has made him a dullard as such.