Question

In my school-days, when I had lost one shaft,

I shot his fellow of the self-same flight

The self-same way with more advised watch,

To find the other forth, and by adventuring both

I oft found both: I urge this childhood proof,

Because what follows is pure innocence.

(i) What has Antonio learnt about Bassanio? What does Bassanio say? (3)

(ii) What tells you that Antonio is a selfless friend of Bassanio? (3)

(iii) Why does Bassanio refer to his childhood sport of arrows? (3)

(iv) What is Bassanio’s plan? (3)

(v) What impression do you form of Bassanio from the above stanza?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) What has Antonio learnt about Bassanio? What does Bassanio say? (3)

(ii) What tells you that Antonio is a selfless friend of Bassanio? (3)

(iii) Why does Bassanio refer to his childhood

Answer 2

Answer:

too big question and more than anything in the morning and I will