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The boys played ______[quiet]
Solution
The boys played quietly
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| weak-willed | fearful |
independent |
pessimistic |
patient | persevering |
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Anderson through the story a Little Match Girl gives an idea about the Victorian society of his times?
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Fie, fie, they are not to be nam'd my lord, not to speak of, There is not chastity enough in language Without offence to utter them. Thus, pretty lady, I am sorry for thy much misgovernment.
Claudio:
O, Hero! What a Hero hadst thou been If half thy outward graces had been plac'd About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! But fare thee well, most foul, most fair; farewell Thou pure impiety and impious purity For thee I'll lock up all the gates of love, And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm, And never shall it more be gracious.
(i) Where are the speakers? What leads Claudio to speak in this manner?
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(iv) What are the immediate reactions of Leonato and Hero to Claudio's words?
(v) What impressions do we form about Leonato in this scene?
(vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: misgovernment; impiety; conjecture
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