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Prospero : Be collected No more amazement. Tell your piteous heart There’s no harm done. Miranda …
Prospero : Be collected
No more amazement. Tell your piteous heart
There’s no harm done.
Miranda : O woe the day.
Prospero : No harm
I have done nothing but in care of thee,
Of thee my dear one, thee my daughter, who
Art ignorant of what thou art, naught knowing
Of whence I am, nor that I am more better
Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell,
And thy no greater father.
(i)[1.0]
Who are Prospero and Miranda? Where are they at this moment?
(ii)[2.0]
Why does Prospero tell Miranda to “be collected”?
(iii)[2.0]
What does Prospero do before telling Miranda his story? Why does he do so?
(iv)[2.0]
What does Prospero mean when he tells Miranda that she is “ignorant of what thou art.”
(v)[2.0]
What had Prospero’s position been before coming to this place? Who was responsible for his condition?
(vi)[1.0]
Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage:
(a) Piteous
(b) Care
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From ISC 2019 Specimen English Literature Paper 1, question 1(a).