From the novel; Twelfth Night
Come away, come away, death,
And in sad cypress let me be laid…
In the lines above, the character is
- expressing his unhappiness about death
- expressing his preference for a cypress coffin
-
lamenting over his unreciprocated love
- wishing for death to come
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
The lines you refer to are from Feste's song in Twelfth Night, where the character expresses sorrow over love that is not returned. The use of "Come away, come away, death" reflects the speaker's deep despair, wishing for death as an escape from the pain of unrequited love. The mention of being laid in "sad cypress," a tree often associated with mourning, reinforces the theme of sadness and loss, rather than a preference for death itself or a cypress coffin.