What did the speaker say earlier on Antonio's sadness? What did antonio say in Gratiano's remarks?
Merchant of Venice
Act 1 Scene 1
Workbook Question 5 Part 2
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Explanation:
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.
Answer:
Antonio replied to Gratiano's words by saying that he gives as much importance to worldly affairs as required. According to him, the world is a stage where every man has to play a role. His role is a sad one. It is to this comment Gratiano makes this reply.