Read the extract below and answer the question A : I could marry this wenchfor this device B : So could I too. A : And ask no other dowry with her but such ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2001 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the extract below and answer the question

A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)


The conversation reveals that Speaker B is
Answer Details
Speaker B is easily persuaded. When Speaker A suggests that he could marry a woman just for her sense of humor, Speaker B agrees, saying he could do the same. When Speaker A asks if he should become a bondslave, Speaker B says he could do that too. This shows that he is easily influenced and agrees with the opinions of others without much thought.

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