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JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 9

Question 9

Set Text: Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Two major elements of the diction in the play are the

  1. A.scenes and roles of characters
  2. B.political and educational background of players
  3. C.gender and class of the speakers
  4. D.status and emotion of the speakers
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (gender and class of the speakers)

Explanation

How characters speak depends on their class (nobles in verse, servants and revellers in prose) and on gender, made central by Viola's disguise as a man.