"I am sir oracal/and when i ope my lips, let no dog bark "
question no. 1. in which context does he utter these word?
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Gratiano says this to Antonio to warn him not to search for popularity with his melancholy and he says that some people look wise only when they are silent and when they speak, they actually are concluded to be fools.
Answer= Gratiano speaks these words. He says that there are men who remain willfully silent so others have the opinion that they are wise as if to announce to the world that I am an oracle (blessed by Appollo to grant prophecies) and even the dogs should be silenced when u speak to create the impression that they are wise men who deserve respect. Their haughtiness demands that others should keep quiet and listen to them. Even the dogs should stop barking[ i.e no one should speak.
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