WAEC Literature in English 2022 Objective — Question 34
Question 34 of 48 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40. Speaker X: 'Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Speak! In some bush? Where dost thou hide thy head?' Speaker Y: 'Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars, Telling the bushes that thou look'st for wars, And wilt not come? Come, recreant, come, thou child; I'll whip thee with a rod. He is defiled That draws a sword on thee.' (Act II, Scene Two, Lines 405–411) Speakers X and Y are
- A. Demetrius and Puck
- B. Lysander and DemetriusCorrect
- C. Hermia and Helena
- D. Lysander and Puck
Explanation
Speakers X and Y are Demetrius and Puck. To undo the mistake of Puck by mistaking Lysander for Demetrius, he has to look for an avenue to make the two 'fight'. Puck speaks in Lysander's voice, taunting Demetrius while he uses that occasion to draw them apart. Lysander sleeps and Puck removes the magical power from his eyes and Demetrius is left to loving Helena while Lysander's love for Hermia comes back.
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