Read the extract and answer the question You are three men of sin, whom Destiny - That hath to instrument this lower world And what is in't - the never-surf...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2013 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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Read the extract and answer the question

You are three men of sin, whom Destiny -
That hath to instrument this lower world
And what is in't - the never-surfeited sea
Hath caused to belch up you; and on this island,
Where man doth not inhabit - you 'mongst men
Being most unfit to live.
(Act 111, scene three lines 53-58)

The ''three men of sin'' are
Answer Details
In the given extract, the speaker is addressing three men who are described as "men of sin." Based on the clues provided in the text, we can infer that these three men are not fit to live on the island where the speaker is. The men are specifically identified as being brought to the island by the sea, which "belched them up." This suggests that they were shipwrecked or stranded on the island. The speaker also notes that the men are "amongst men" on the island, which implies that they are not alone but are part of a larger group. The three men are not explicitly named in the extract, but we can identify them by looking at the context of the play. In Act III, scene iii of William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," the characters of Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian are stranded on an island after a shipwreck. The speech in the extract is delivered by the spirit Ariel, who is a servant of the magician Prospero, the main character of the play. Therefore, based on the context of the play and the clues provided in the extract, the "three men of sin" are Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian.

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