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Read the following extract from Act 4 of “The Merchant of Venice” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
Bassanio: Good Cheer, Antonio! What, man, courage yet!
The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all
Ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood!
Antonio: I am a tainted wether of the flock,
Meetest for death. The weakest kind of fruit
Drops earliest to the ground, and so let me.
“I am a tainted wether of the flock,
Meetest for death. The weakest kind of fruit
Drops earliest to the ground, and so let me.”
What does Shakespeare mean by the italic part given in this extract?
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Read the following extract from Act 4 of “The Merchant of Venice” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
Bassanio: Good Cheer, Antonio! What, man, courage yet!
The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all
Ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood!
Antonio: I am a tainted wether of the flock,
Meetest for death. The weakest kind of fruit
Drops earliest to the ground, and so let me.
“I am a tainted wether of the flock,
Meetest for death. The weakest kind of fruit
Drops earliest to the ground, and so let me.”
What does Shakespeare mean by the italic part given in this extract?
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The correct option is D An infected castrated male sheep
The italic part refers to an infected castrated male sheep in its flock which is dangerous to its flock. Shakespeare has used this part to indicate the attitude of Antonio towards his life because of his failure.
The italic part refers to an infected castrated male sheep in its flock which is dangerous to its flock. Shakespeare has used this part to indicate the attitude of Antonio towards his life because of his failure.
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