Read the extract below and answer the question This house, these servants, and this same myself Are yours, my Lord! I give them with this ring, Which when y...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2004 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the extract below and answer the question

This house, these servants, and this same myself
Are yours, my Lord! I give them with this ring,
Which when you part from, lose, or give away,
Let it presage the ruin of your love,
And be my vantage to exclaim on you .
(Act Three Scene 11)


The speaker is
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The speaker in the given extract is Portia. In this scene of Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice," Portia is offering a ring to her husband Bassanio as a symbol of her love and loyalty to him. She says that if he were to lose or give away the ring, it would signify the end of their love and give her the right to criticize him for breaking their bond.

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