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
From the novel; A Midsummer Night's Dream
The underlined lines portray the addressee as a
- coward
-
hunter
- painter
- traitor
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
In the passage:
"So should the murdered look, and so should I,
Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty;"
Demetrius compares himself to someone who has been "pierced through the heart," which evokes the image of a hunter striking down prey. This metaphor suggests that Hermia is like a hunter, and Demetrius is the wounded prey.