Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 'What dost thou do here?' the Bishop he said, 'I prithee now tell to me', 'I am a bold harper', quoth Robin Hood, 'And the best in the north countree'. 'O welcome, O welcome!' the Bishop he said, 'That music best pleaseth me.' 'You shall have no music', quoth Robin Hood, 'Till the bride and the bridegroom I see'. With that came in a wealthy knight, Which was both grave and old, And after him a finikin lass, Did shine like glistening gold. 'This is no fit match', quoth bold Robin Hood, 'That you do seem to make here; 'For since we are come into the church, The bride she shall choose her own dear'. 'I prithee now . . .' The expression means :
The expression "I prithee now" is an archaic form of English that is derived from "I pray thee." In historical and literary contexts, "I prithee" is used to make a polite request or entreaty. Therefore, Option 3, "I request you," is the correct interpretation of the expression. 1. Explanation for Option 3: - "I prithee" is a contraction of "I pray thee," which was commonly used in Middle English and…Read More
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