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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
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I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on 't;
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.
(Acts iii, Scene 4)

161

The figure of speech used in '' a heart of stone'' is

  • A. hyperbole
  • B. metonymy
  • C. paradox
  • D. metaphor
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162

This person has

  • A. refused to accept the ring
  • B. refused to see Orsino
  • C. decided not to go out with Antonio
  • D. tricked Malvolio
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163

The ''Headstrong potent fault'' is

  • A. falling in love
  • B. showing sympathy
  • C. proposing marriage
  • D. seeking revenge
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164

The person being referred to in the figure of speech is

  • A. Olivia
  • B. Malvolio
  • C. Viola
  • D. Sebastian
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Read the extract and answer the question:

I do I know not what, and fear to find
Mine eye to great a flatterer for my mind
Fate, show thy force; ourselves we do not owe,
'What is decreed must be, and be this so
(Act 1, Scene 5)

165

What has the speaker just done?

  • A. sent a ring to Orsino
  • B. Written a letter to Malvolio
  • C. Met her brother who is presumed dead
  • D. sent a ring to Cesario
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