Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from Act I, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Theseus
Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace. Four happy days bring in
Another moon. But, O, methinks how slow
This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires
Like to a stepdame or a dowager
Long withering out a young man’s revenue.

Which mood is created in this excerpt?

A. The words happy and desires create a contented mood.

B. The words slow and lingers create an impatient mood.

C. The words apace and wanes create a resigned mood.

D. The words withering and methinks create an angry mood.

Answer 1

@Marziman

Answer 2

Theseus is telling his fiancée Hippolyta that the time he has to wait before their nuptial (wedding) is going so slowly that it is like the time that a young man has to wait for his stepmother to die before inheriting the family money. The full moon wanes (grows smaller) during this time until the new moon is in the sky.

Answer 3

which one goes with this ?

Answer 4

Ah sorry I meant B not A. Typo.

Answer 5

I'd say B, considering it sounds like a man that's impatient for the day of his wedding. Hence, "nuptial hour"