The question is based on William’s Shakespeare’s OTHELLO "Soft you; a word or two before...

Literature in English

JAMB 2018

From the novel; Othello

The question is based on William’s Shakespeare’s OTHELLO

"Soft you; a word or two before you go. I have done the state some service and they knew’ No more of

A. Travelling
B. Sick
C. Dying
D. Eloping

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

By the end of the play, Othello transformed from a noble general and a loving husband into a jealous, irrational killer. After he learns the truth (that he killed the ever faithful Desdemona for no good reason) He decides to end his own life. These were his last words while dying.

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