Ferdinand : Wherefore weep you?Miranda :At mine unworthiness, that da

1.	Ferdinand : Wherefore weep you?Miranda :At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give, and much less take What I shall die to want. But this is trifling, And all the more it seeks to hide itself. The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence l am your wife, if you will marry me;(i) Where are Ferdinand and Miranda at the present moment? Who is the third person unseen by both of them? (ii) Why is Miranda crying? What is it that she dared not to offer? (iii) Explain : “……………. and much less take What I shall die to want.” (iv) What is “it” referred to in the line “And all the more it seeks to hide …………..” (v) What does “bashful cunning ” mean? What proposal does Miranda make? (vi) What will she do if her proposal is rejected?
Answer» (i) At the present moment Ferdinand is labouring as a slave of Prospero on the island and Miranda is there watching him. Prospero is the third person unseen by both of them. (ii) Miranda is crying to see her love labouring as a log-man and she is quite helpless. She dares not to offer herself to Ferdinand as his wife. (iii) The given expression shows Miranda’s innocent and selfless love for Ferdinand. (iv) In the given part of statement ‘it’ is referred to as ‘true love’ which cannot be hidden, because the more you try to hide it the more it is exposed. (v) “Bashful cunning” means pretence of shyness. By her innocence Miranda proposes about marriage to Ferdinand. (vi) Miranda will die a virgin if her proposal is rejected.

Ferdinand : Wherefore weep you?Miranda :At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give, and much less take What I shall die to want. But this is trifling, And all the more it seeks to hide itself. The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence l am your wife, if you will marry me;(i) Where are Ferdinand and Miranda at the present moment? Who is the third person unseen by both of them? (ii) Why is Miranda crying? What is it that she dared not to offer? (iii) Explain : “……………. and much less take What I shall die to want.” (iv) What is “it” referred to in the line “And all the more it seeks to hide …………..” (v) What does “bashful cunning ” mean? What proposal does Miranda make? (vi) What will she do if her proposal is rejected?

Answer»

(i) At the present moment Ferdinand is labouring as a slave of Prospero on the island and Miranda is there watching him. Prospero is the third person unseen by both of them.

(ii) Miranda is crying to see her love labouring as a log-man and she is quite helpless. She dares not to offer herself to Ferdinand as his wife.

(iii) The given expression shows Miranda’s innocent and selfless love for Ferdinand.

(iv) In the given part of statement ‘it’ is referred to as ‘true love’ which cannot be hidden, because the more you try to hide it the more it is exposed.

(v) “Bashful cunning” means pretence of shyness. By her innocence Miranda proposes about marriage to Ferdinand.

(vi) Miranda will die a virgin if her proposal is rejected.

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