Read the following extract from Act 2 of “The Merchant of Venice” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:

Portia: In terms of choice, I am not solely led
By nice direction of a maiden’s eyes;
Besides the lottery of my destiny,
Bars me the right of voluntary choosing.

Which of the following words can be best used to describe the tone of Portia?

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Idyllic

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Whimsical

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Solemn

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Cheerful

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Solution

The correct option is C Solemn
The most suitable word that describes the tone of Portia in the extract is “solemn”. She is informing us about her restriction to choose her husband as imposed by her father’s will in a serious tone.

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The correct option is C SolemnThe most suitable word that describes the tone of Portia in the extract is “solemn”. She is informing us about her restriction to choose her husband as imposed by her father’s will in a serious tone.

The correct option is C Solemn
The most suitable word that describes the tone of Portia in the extract is “solemn”. She is informing us about her restriction to choose her husband as imposed by her father’s will in a serious tone.