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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2022 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract below and answer the following questions

... Man is but an ass if he go about to
expound this dream. Methought I was - there
is no man can tell
what. Methought I was, and methought I had -
but man is
But a patched fool, if he will offer
To say what methought I
had. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of
man hath not
seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his
tongue to conceive, nor
his heart to report, what my dream was
(Act IV, Scene One, Lines 201 - 207)



It is a state of

Answer Details
The extract is describing a state of illusion. The speaker is struggling to explain what they experienced in their dream and emphasizes that it is beyond the limits of human perception and understanding. The use of phrases such as "there is no man can tell what," "not able to taste," and "not able to conceive" highlight the limitations of human perception and the elusive nature of the dream. Thus, the overall tone of the passage suggests that the speaker is caught in an illusory state that is beyond human comprehension.