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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2004 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Read the extract below and answer the question

This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)


The ''Kindness'' the speaker has agreed to ''show'' is
Answer Details
The kindness that the speaker has agreed to show is to lend money to the person he is speaking to. The speaker suggests that they go to a notary to seal a bond, which is an agreement that the person will repay the money on a certain date. The speaker also adds a playful condition that if the person doesn't repay the money, they will have to forfeit an equal amount. Therefore, the answer is a loan.
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