Question

If you had known the virtue of the ring,

Or half her worthiness that gave the ring,
Or your own honor to contain the ring,
You would not then have parted with the ring.
What man is there so much unreasonable,
If you had pleased to have defended it
With any terms of zeal, wanted the modesty
To urge the thing held as a ceremony?
A. An excerpt from "Othello"
B. An excerpt from "The Merchant of Venice"
C. An excerpt from "King Lear"
D. An excerpt from "Macbeth"

Answer 1

The passage in question comes from Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice,' where Bassanio regrets parting with Portia’s ring, symbolizing trust and loyalty. B. An excerpt from "The Merchant of Venice"

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage you're referring to is an B. An excerpt from "The Merchant of Venice" from "The Merchant of Venice", a play written by William Shakespeare.

The lines are spoken by the character Bassanio in Act 3, Scene 2, as he laments over the loss of Portia's ring, and the value she placed on it. The ring symbolizes loyalty and trust in relationships, and Bassanio regrets giving it away, realizing the importance of these virtues only after losing the ring.