JAMB - Literature In English (2000 - No. 5)
X: What country, friends, is this?
Y: This is lllyria, lady.
X: And what should I do in lllyria?
My brother he is in Elysium.
Perchance he is not drown' d;....
The dialogue above takes place
in the captain's ship
in lllyria
by the sea-coast of lllyria
by the sea-coast after lllyria
Explanation
This dialogue occurs in Act 1, Scene 2 of Twelfth Night when Viola, disguised as Cesario, speaks to the Captain. After surviving the shipwreck, Viola is asking about her location, and the Captain informs her that they are in Illyria. This scene is set near the sea-coast of Illyria, as Viola is coming to terms with her brother’s apparent death and the new environment she finds herself in.
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