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Caliban : I prithee let me bring thee where crabs grow, And I with my long nails will dig thee…
Caliban : I prithee let me bring thee where crabs grow,
And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts, Show thee a jay’s nest, and instruct thee how To snare the nimble marmoset. I’ll bring thee To clust’ring filberts, and sometimes I’ll get thee Young scamels from the rock. Wilt thou go with me?
(i)[1.0]
To whom is Caliban speaking these lines?
(ii)[2.0]
Briefly describe the circumstance under which he had met them.
(iii)[2.0]
Who does he think they are? Why?
(iv)[2.0]
To which other person had Caliban shown such a slavish attitude? What
had the result been?
(v)[2.0]
How do his present listeners respond to his words?
(vi)[1.0]
Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of
the passage:
snare, marmoset
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From ISC 2020 English Literature Paper 1, question 1(b).