The following lines are from The Merchant of Venice : “For herein Fortune shows herself more kind/Than is her custom. It is still her use/To let the wretched man outlive his wealth,/To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow/ An age of poverty；from which ling'ring penance/Of such misery doth she cut me off. ”
Questions：
A.Who is the author of the play?
B.What does "she" refer to?
C.What does the statement mean?
【正确答案】：A.William Shakespeare.
B.Fortune.
C.Antonio thinks Fortune is more kind toward him because Fortune is taking away both his wealth and life, which means Antonio will not feel the pain of losing everything.(P48)
