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1. To whom are these lines addressed? Who else is present? Ans: These lines are addressed to Phebe, the beloved of Silvius. Rosalind , Orlando and Phebe are present. 2. How was Silvius treated by Phebe earlier? Ans: Phebe was cruel to Silvius. She did not love Silvius, instead she used his services to send a letter to Rosalind to convey her feelings of love. 3. What do the characters promise to each other? Ans: Rosalind, Orlando, Silvius and Phebe promised each other to be faithful to their beloveds. 4. What announcement does Rosalind make to them? Ans: Rosalind announced that they should all assemble for the marriages of Silvius to Phebe and Orlando to Rosalind. 5. How would the real Rosalind be present there to get married to Orlando? Ans: Earlier, Rosalind told Orlando that she had magical powers and with the help of those she would bring Rosalind to get married to Orlando. Act 5 Scene 4 Q1.Read the extract and answer the following questions. Rosalind: I have promised to make all this matter even Keep you your word… 1. Where is Rosalind? Whom is she talking to? Ans: Rosalind is in another part of the forest. These lines are spoken to Duke Senior. 2. What has she promised Orlando? Ans: Rosalind has promised him to bring the real Rosalind by the magical powers she possessed. 3. What resemblance of Rosalind is mentioned by the Duke and Orlando? Ans: The duke said that the boy or Ganymede resembled his daughter Rosalind. Orlando said that when he first saw Ganymede he thought that he was a brother to Rosalind. 4. From where did Rosalind get her magical powers? Ans: Rosalind told Orlando that she had learnt the magical powers from her uncle since the age of three.
5. What promises do the characters present make? Ans: Orlando said that he would marry Rosalind, and Duke Senior promised to bestow his daughter to Orlando. Phebe promised to marry Ganymede if he is willing, if not, then she would marry Silvius. Q2. Read the extract and answer the following questions. Jaques: There is, sure, another flood toward, and these couples are coming to the ark. Here comes a pair of very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called fools. 1. Who is Jaques talking about? What does Jaques mean by another flood? What is the Bibilical reference? Ans: Jaques is talking about Touchstone and Audrey who have just entered as one of the four pair of lovers. Another flood refers to the fact that all the pairs of lovers have gathered to escape from drowning. The biblical reference has been made to Noah’s ark which carried the faithful to safety. 2. Whom does he refer to as strange beasts? Why does he refer to them as such? Ans: Touchstone and Audrey are referred to as strange beasts, because Touchstone was the professional fool. 3. Which couples are coming to the ark? Why have they all come together? Ans: The couples are Orlando and Rosalind, Oliver and Celia, Silvius and Phebe, and Touchstone and Audrey. Rosalind brought them together and they are to be married to each other. 4. Why did not the strange beasts get married earlier? Ans: Touchstone and Audrey could not get married earlier because Jacques had interfered and stopped them from getting married by Sir Oliver Martext, saying he was not a good clergyman and the marriage would fall off. He also said that they should not get married under a bush. 5. What suspicion does Jaques have about one of the fool who entered? Ans: Jaques told Duke Senior that the fool who entered claimed of being a witty courtier. Q3. Read the extract and answer the following questions. Touchstone : God ‘ild you, sir; I desire you of the like. I press in here, sir, amongst the rest of the country copulatives, to swear, and to forswear, according as marriage binds and blood breaks. 1. Who is Touchstone speaking to? What does he mean by God ‘ ild you sir? Who introduced him? Ans: Touchstone is speaking to Duke Senior. God ‘ild’ you sir means may God reward you. 2. Who introduced him and how? Ans: Jaques introduced him to Duke Senior who was delighted by his presence. Jaques said that Touchstone is a whimsical fool in mind as well in dress whom he had quite often met in the forest. He also said that Touchstone had claimed to be a courtier.
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