Question

isc class 11
the Tempest
Act 1 scene 1
comprehension passage-

Antonio-
We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards
This wide-chapp'd rascal - would thou met drowning
The washing of ten tides!
He'll be hangd yet.
Gonzalo-
Though every drop of water swear against it,
And gape at wid'st to glut him.
(A confused noise within: "Mercy on us!"-
"We split, we split" - "Farewell, my wife and children !"
"Farewell brother !" "We split, we split, we split !")
(exit boatswain)
questions-

1.Whom does Antonio blame for the present dangerous situation? Who is the
wide-chapped rascal ? Why does he call him so ?

2.How does he curse the ' the wide -chapped rascal'?

3. explain the line-
"he will be hand'd yet . every drop of water swear against it, and gape at the wid'st to glut him.

4. what impression do you form of Antonio from his remarks ?

5. how does gonzalo say that he is ready to give away a thousand furlongs of sea in exchange of 1 acre of dry land?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Antonio blamed a bunch of drunken, incompetent sailors ( the wide-chopped rascal).The boatswain is the wide chopped rascal.He call him so because he cheated on them.

3) These lines were said by Gonzalo that he'll still die by hanging ,not drowning and even every drop of water in the sea tries to swallow him.

5) Gonzalo said that he is ready to give away a thousand furlongs if sea in exchange of one acre of dry land because he don't want to die in water,he think tha whats destined to happen will happen,but I'll guve anything to be dry when I die.