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. What does Theseus mean by "She lingers my desires / Like to a stepdame or a dowager / Long withering out a young man's revenue"? When we get married, I will feel like the richest man in the world because I have you. In a few days, you will not be a stepdame or dowager any more. We can't get married until my stepmother arrives. I'm as impatient as a young man who has to wait for his inheritance.

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Jazlyn Schroeder

20 September, 13:23

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. What does Theseus mean by "She lingers my desires / Like to a stepdame or a dowager / Long withering out a young man's revenue"? When we get married, I will feel like the richest man in the world because I have you. In a few days, you will not be a stepdame or dowager any more. We can't get married until my stepmother arrives. I'm as impatient as a young man who has to wait for his inheritance.

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Alisson Dunn · Answer 1

Basically in that passage, Theseus is complaining about how long he has to wait to marry Hippolyta. It's only four days away, but to him it feels like the days are passing too slow. He compares this to the impatience of a stepson waiting for his inheritance from a widow.

Since I'm assuming the last bit of your question is your answer options, I think your answer would be D. I'm as impatient as a young man who has to wait for his inheritance