Question

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Read the passage:

Maria: By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o'nights. (She walks to him, taking away his beer mug.) Your cousin, my lady, takes great exception to your ill hours.

Imagine that you were listening to these lines being spoken out loud. You are listening for evidence that Maria isn't very angry with Sir Toby at all. What would you expect to hear?

A playful tone

A serious tone

Emphasis on the words Sir Toby

Emphasis on the word must

Answer 1

a: a playful tone

Step-by-step explanation:

"a" would be the best answer because:

b: a serious tone, would not be correct, that may indicate that maria is mad

c and d: emphasis on sir toby or must, would not make maria mad or not

hope this helps, i tried my best to explain haha

Answer 2

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Try to eliminate some of the choices.

B. "A serious tone"; people usually associate serious tones with anger, disappointment, or any other negative feeling. However, we don't want Maria to be angry, so eliminate this.

C. "Emphasis on the words Sir Toby"; the sentence would then read: "By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o'nights". When reading it and emphasizing "Sir Toby", it makes it sound like Maria is blaming Sir Toby, which again lends a kind of angry tone to it. So, eliminate C.

D. "Emphasis on the word must"; the sentence would then read: "By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o'nights". When reading it and emphasizing "must", it makes it sound like Maria is exasperated with Sir Toby and is almost ordering him to come in earlier. Just like before, this makes Maria sound angry. So eliminate this.

Thus, the answer is A; if Maria speaks in a playful tone, this indicates that she is content, not angry.

Hope this helps!