X: What country, friends, is this? Y: This is lllyria, lady. X: And what should...

JAMB 2000

From the novel; Twelfth Night

X: What country, friends, is this?
Y: This is lllyria, lady.
X: And what should I do in lllyria?
My brother he is in Elysium.
Perchance he is not drown' d;....

The dialogue above takes place

A. in the captain's ship
B. in lllyria
C. by the sea-coast of lllyria
D. by the sea-coast after lllyria

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

This dialogue occurs in Act 1, Scene 2 of Twelfth Night when Viola, disguised as Cesario, speaks to the Captain. After surviving the shipwreck, Viola is asking about her location, and the Captain informs her that they are in Illyria. This scene is set near the sea-coast of Illyria, as Viola is coming to terms with her brother’s apparent death and the new environment she finds herself in.

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