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Stephano : Put off that gown, Trinculo [Reaches for it]. By this hand, I’ll have that gown…
Stephano : Put off that gown, Trinculo [Reaches for it]. By this hand, I’ll have that gown.
Trinculo : Thy grace shall have it.
Caliban : The dropsy drown this fool! What do you mean
To dote thus on such luggage? Let’t alone,
And do the murder first. If he awake,
From toe to crown he’ll fill our skins with pinches
Make us strange stuff.
Choose two of the passages from (a) to (c) and answer briefly the questions that follow:
(i)[1.0]
Where are Trinculo and Stephano? What has distracted Trinculo?
(ii)[2.0]
Which murder is Caliban referring to? Why does he want this?
(iii)[2.0]
What temptations does he offer to make them carry out the plan?
(iv)[2.0]
What would the two have to do first to ensure the success of the plan?
(v)[2.0]
What does Caliban fear would happen if they fail?
(vi)[1.0]
Give the meaning of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage:
dropsy, crown.
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From ISC 2021 Specimen English Literature Paper 1, question 1(c).