Question

Read the lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the question. With cunning hast thou filch'd my daughter's heart, Turn'd her obedience, which is due to me, To stubborn harshness ... In the above excerpt, Eqeus complains about Lysander. Which word would best describe how he portrays Lysander? clever creative skillful sneaky

Answer 1

sneaky

Eqeus uses the word "cunning" to describe Lysander, and says that he "filch'd my daughter's heart". He is not trying to compliment Lysander on his trickery, so using words that have a positive connotation here would not be appropriate. He does not respect Lysander for his actions either. He sees him as almost traitorous and backstabbing like a thief, stealing his daughter away. Sneaky would be the best choice because it does not carry a positive connotation.

Answer 2

I think he sees Lysander as a sneaky man