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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2002 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice

Read the extract below and answer the question

Not in love neither? Then let us say you are sad
Because you are not merry; and 'twere as easy
for you to laugh and leap, and say you are merry
Because you are not sad.
(Act 1 sc 1)

The person addressed is
Answer Details
The person addressed is Antonio. In the extract, the speaker is trying to determine why Antonio is sad and suggesting that he could just as easily be happy if he chose to be. The fact that the speaker is trying to cheer Antonio up suggests that they are trying to help him and are concerned about his well-being.
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