Read the extract and answer Questions 36 to 40. I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive so good a commander with so slight, so drunken, and so indi...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2020 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the extract and answer Questions 36 to 40.

I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive so good a
commander with so slight, so drunken, and so indiscreet
an officer. Drunk! And speak parrot! And squabble!
swagger! Swear! And discourse fustian with one's own
shadow! a thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no
name to be known by, let us call thee devil!

(Act II, Scene Three, lines 262-267)

The speaker is

Answer Details
The speaker is Cassio. In this passage, Cassio is expressing his regret for getting drunk and behaving foolishly. He is ashamed that he disappointed his commander, Othello, and is willing to accept any punishment, even if it means being despised by others. Cassio is also cursing alcohol, personifying it as an "invisible spirit" or devil that causes people to behave recklessly.

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