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Merchant of Venice Workbook Answers Act 1, Scene 1
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.
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Merchant of Venice Workbook Answers Act 1, Scene 1
June 11, 2018 by Kalyan
Merchant of Venice Workbook Answers Act 1, Scene 1 – ICSE Class 10 & 9 English
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Passage – 1 (Act I, Sc.I, Line 1-7)
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Paraphrase :
ANTONIO : Really, I don’t know why I’m so sad; It wearies me ; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What it’s made of, where it started, I must find out; And sadness makes me so crazy That I don’t know who I am.
Word Meaning With Annotation
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.
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