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Marchbanks : I was afraid of making you uneasy too. It looked as if it were a weapon. If I were a…
Marchbanks : I was afraid of making you uneasy too. It looked as if it were a weapon. If I were a hero of old, I should have laid my drawn sword between us. If Morell had come in, he would have thought you had taken up the poker because there was no sword between us.
Candida (wondering) : What? (With a puzzled glance at him) I can’t quite follow that. Those sonnets of yours have perfectly addled me. Why should there be a sword between us?
(i)[1.0]
Where are Candida and Marchbanks? What had Marchbanks been doing?
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How did Marchbanks know that Candida had not been listening to him?
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What reason did Candida give for her lack of attention?
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What does Candida go on to tell Marchbanks? What does she want him to do and why?
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What is Candida’s opinion of Marchbanks?
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Who enters the room a little later? What effect does his arrival have on the inhabitants of the room?
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From ISC 2019 Specimen English Literature Paper 1, question 2(c).