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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2016 (Objective)

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Othell0

So opposite to marriage that she shunned
The wealthy, curled darlings of our nation,
Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom
Of such a thing as thou to fear, not to delight?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 66 - 70)

''Run from her guardege'' refers to
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"Run from her guardage" refers to Desdemona, who is being described as someone who shuns wealthy and privileged suitors of her own nation and instead prefers the company of someone like Othello, who is considered by some to be beneath her in social standing. The term "guardage" suggests that Desdemona's behavior is being closely watched or guarded, perhaps by her family or society, which makes her choice even more shocking to some.
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