WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The Merchant of Venice Read... - WAEC Literature 2005 Question
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
''my well-won thrift'' is
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
''my well-won thrift'' is
A
sarcasm
B
a parody
C
an understatement
D
an allegory
correct option: a
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