Question

" In which, if you with patient ears attend, what here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend "

1.) Shakespeare asks something of his audience. What does he ask? Why do you think he does this?


2.) In the last three lines of the quote above, Shakespeare speaks directly to the audience. What would be the benefit of addressing them directly?

Answer 1

1. What do you see that we can fix, by causing all of this trouble? He is pretty much just asking what do you hop to get out of this rioting. I think this a very broad question and he wants the audience to really think. To think about why we cause trouble to fix things.

2. By addressing the audience directly you can hit that sense of emotion and you can really make the audience think. It's a really great writing tool. Questions or queries can make for great endings.