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LITERATURE IN ENGLISH Class: 12 Notes for Reference SECTION A TEMPEST- Shakespeare Question 1. (a) ALONSO : SEBASTIAN: (20) No, no, he s gone. (10) Sir, you may thank yourself for this great loss, That would not bless our Europe with your daughter, But rather loose her to an African, Where she at least is banished from your eye, Who hath cause to wet the grief on t. (i) Who is Alonso? What mood is he in? Alonso is the King of Naples. He is in a melancholic mood. (1) (ii) Who does he refer to? What does Alonso mean when he says he s gone ? He refers to Ferdinand. Alonso means that he is dead. (2) (iii) Apart from what s mentioned in the passage, what does Sebastian accuse Alonso of? (2) Sebastian accuses Alonso of marrying his daughter Claribel to an African prince against her will. She was made to choose between the unwillingness to go and the desire to obey her father. He blames Alonso for causing more widows in Naples and Milan than there are men to console them. Ferdinand is also lost forever. (iv) What is Gonzalo s reaction to Sebastian s words? (2) Gonazalo says that the truth doth lack some gentleness and time to speak it in. Sebastian rubs the sore when he should bring the plaster. (v) What do the given lines tell us about the character of Sebastian? He is straightforward. (2) (vi) Give the meanings of the following words as they are used in the context of the passage: banished- exiled, removed cause- reason (1) 1
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