WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Read the extract below and answer the question:
So should the murdered look, and so should I,
Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty;
Yes you the murdered look so bright in clear
As yonder, Venus in her, glimmering sphere
Earlier the addressee has accused the speaker of
- disloyalty
- infidelity
-
murder
- theft
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
Before these lines, Hermia accuses Demetrius of murder because she wakes up and cannot find Lysander. She assumes Demetrius has killed Lysander out of jealousy since both men were rivals for her love earlier.
In Act 3, Scene 2, Hermia angrily confronts Demetrius, saying:
"If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep,
Being o’er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep,
And kill me too!"
She demands that Demetrius return Lysander to her, believing that he has harmed him.