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WAEC - Literature In English (2001 - No. 37)

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I could marry this wench for this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o' my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I' faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I could marry this wench for this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o' my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I' faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I could marry this wench for this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o' my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I' faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
From the novel; Twelfth Night

Speaker A and B are discussing

Viola
Olivia
Maria
Malvolio

Explanation

In Act 2, Scene V of Twelfth Night, Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek are discussing Maria. They are amused by the idea of marrying her for her wit and cleverness. Maria is an intelligent and resourceful servant, and she plays a central role in the scheme to trick Malvolio.

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