Read the following passage from Shakespeare's The Tempest, in which the
character Ferdinand flirts with Miranda:
FERDINAND
Admired Miranda!
Indeed the top of admiration!worth
What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard and many a time
The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues
Have I liked several women;..
Based on the passage, what idea is best conveyed by Ferdinand's choice of
the word diligent?
O A. He was too interested in intelligent women.
O B. He valued the women's opinions over his own.
O
C. He was too eager to listen to the women.
D. He was a very studious person
