Question

Read these lines from The Tempest, spoken by Alonso to Prospero:

Answer 1

Answer: B. These lines are important because Alonso suggests that he would be happy about the marriage of his son and Prospero's daughter.

Explanation:

In this scene, Alonso and Prospero realize that both of them have experienced a similar loss because Propero has recently lost his daughter and Alonso his son. In these specific lines, Alonso claims he wishes that they were both living in Naples, as king and queen, and he alleges that he´d sacrifice himself for that to happen.

Answer 2

Answer: C

Explanation:

150-152. that they were . . . Where my son lies: i.e., if Ferdinand and Miranda were king and queen of Naples I would wish for nothing else and glady lie dead on the floor of the sea.