Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Portia: I pray thee, over-name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them;
and, according to my description, level at my affection.
(i) Who is Portia speaking to? What do ‘over-name’ and ‘level’ mean? [3]
(ii) Who is the first suitor? How does Portia describe him? [3]
(iii) Who is the second one to be described and how? [3]
(iv)What are the difficulties between Portia and the Englishman? [3]
(v) How does Portia feel towards the Duke of Saxony’s nephew? Why? What does she call
him?
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Explanation:
A. Portia understands that in order to help her husband's friend Antonio, she must dress like a man in order to escape the strict limitations placed on women at the time
B. Shakespeare cannot give Antonio too much to do or say without taking away valuable dialogue time from his major characters.
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