ANTONIO
Ay, sir. Where lies that? If ’twere a kibe,
'Twould put me to my slipper. But I feel not
This deity in my bosom. Twenty consciences,
245That stand ’twixt me and Milan, candied be they
And melt ere they molest! Here lies your brother,
No better than the earth he lies upon,
If he were that which now he’s like—that’s dead—
Whom I, with this obedient steel, three inches of it,
250Can lay to bed for ever; whiles you, doing thus,
To the perpetual wink for aye might put
This ancient morsel, this Sir Prudence, who
Should not upbraid our course. For all the rest,
They’ll take suggestion as a cat laps milk.
255They’ll tell the clock to any business that
We say befits the hour.
Q. 1 To whom does Antonio speak these lines? Who is referred to as 'your brother'? What does Antonio mean by saying? "no better than the earth he lies upon?
Q. 2 According to Antonio, what would do if he were at the place of Sebastian?
Q. 3 What does Antonio suggest to Sebastian? What does Antonio assure him?
Q. 4 Explain:
For all the rest,
They’ll take suggestion as a cat laps milk.
255They’ll tell the clock to any business that
We say befits the hour.
Q. 5 What opinion do you form of Antonio from the above speech?
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