02-08-2016, 01:52 PM
(22-07-2016, 05:29 PM)Matinking نوشته:Hi
a - According to the passage, his tranquilizing life with her queen, under the aegis of their glorious love, had a indispensable impact on his happiness
b - Yes, considerably. Based on the explicit assertions within the text, the two had correspondences, in view of gifts, letters and so on, within the years of separation, albeit no face-to-face appointment
c - In my estimation, it refers to Polixenes. "he" pronoun, located in the previous sentence does point to Polixenes and his new happiness due to queen's behavior. The target "he" is just relegated to the same reference, with due attention to both semantics of the sentence and overall meaning of the complex statement, stemmed from "that" relative pronoun
Best,Matin
c. The correct answer is Leontes. Here is the original paragraph and its reworded and somewhat summarized version:/0
At last, after repeated invitations, Polixenes came from Bohemia to the Sicilian court to pay his friend Leontes a visit. At first this visit gave nothing but pleasure to Leontes. He begged the queen to show special care and attention to his dear friend and he seemed to have found perfect happiness now that he was with his old companion. They talked about old times; they remembered their schooldays and their youthful games. They told stories of these to Hermione, who always took a cheerful part in these conversations./1
Finally, after many invitations, Polixenes came to the Sicilian Court to pay Leontes a visit. At first, this visit gave nothing but pleasure to Leontes. He (Leontes) begged his queen to show special attention to his (Leontes') dear friend and he (Leontes) seemed to have found perfect happiness now that he (Leontes) was with his old companion (Polixenes). .../2
At last, after repeated invitations, Polixenes came from Bohemia to the Sicilian court to pay his friend Leontes a visit. At first this visit gave nothing but pleasure to Leontes. He begged the queen to show special care and attention to his dear friend and he seemed to have found perfect happiness now that he was with his old companion. They talked about old times; they remembered their schooldays and their youthful games. They told stories of these to Hermione, who always took a cheerful part in these conversations./1
Finally, after many invitations, Polixenes came to the Sicilian Court to pay Leontes a visit. At first, this visit gave nothing but pleasure to Leontes. He (Leontes) begged his queen to show special attention to his (Leontes') dear friend and he (Leontes) seemed to have found perfect happiness now that he (Leontes) was with his old companion (Polixenes). .../2
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