Question

Read the following passage:

PROSPERO
[H]ave comfort.
The dire spectacle of the wreck, which touch'd
The very virtue of compassion in thee,
I have with such provision in mine art
So safely ordered that there is no soul —
No, not so much perdition as an hain
Betid to any creature in the vessel
Which thou heard'st cry, which thou saw'st sink.
What is the meaning of perdition, as used in this passage?
A. Sadness
B. Danger
C. Consequence
D. Loss

Answer 1

Answer: loss

Step-by-step explanation:

Perdition refers to the state of eternal punishment into which an unrepentant or sinful person will pass after the person dies.

Perdition means eternal destruction, disassociation or utter loss. It's a Christian word which means an irrevocable spiritual ruin.