Read the extract below and answer the question When it is paid, according to the tenor. It doth appear you are a worthy judge, You know the law, your exposi...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2005 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the extract below and answer the question

When it is paid, according to the tenor.
It doth appear you are a worthy judge,
You know the law, your exposition
Hath been most sound. I charge you by the law;....
Proceed to judgement;.....
(Act IV Scene On, lines 231 - 236)

The person addressed is
Answer Details
The person addressed in the given extract is Portia. In the excerpt, the speaker acknowledges Portia as a worthy judge who knows the law well and has provided a sound explanation. The speaker then charges Portia to proceed with judgment according to the law. As Portia is being addressed with such respect and given the responsibility to pass judgment, it can be inferred that she is a person of authority in the given context. Therefore, the correct answer is option C, Portia.

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