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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2001 (Objective)

Swali 1 Ripoti

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question

O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)

''That lady'' refers to
Maelezo ya Majibu
"That lady" refers to Olivia. In this extract, the speaker expresses his desire to serve Olivia, and wishes that he could delay his entrance into society until he had made himself worthy of her. The reference to "that lady" indicates that the speaker holds Olivia in high regard, and sees her as someone he wishes to serve and impress.