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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2005 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract below and answer the question

When it is paid, according to the tenor.
It doth appear you are a worthy judge,
You know the law, your exposition
Hath been most sound. I charge you by the law;....
Proceed to judgement;.....
(Act IV Scene On, lines 231 - 236)

The speaker is
Answer Details
The speaker in this passage is Shylock. He is speaking to the Duke of Venice and addressing the fact that the law is on his side in the dispute with Antonio. He is asking the Duke to proceed with judgement according to the law, as he believes he is entitled to the bond he made with Antonio.
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