Byron made a poor business of it, and could not think of anything to say, at the last moment but, "Augusta-sister-
Lady Byron-tell Harriet Beecher Stowe"-etc., etc.,--but
Shakespeare was ready and said, "England expects every
man to do his duty!" and went off with splendid eclat.
In this excerpt from Mark Twain's essay, "Last Words of Great Men, Twain
suggests that Shakespeare:
O A. explained the meaning of Romeo's dying words.
B. was prepared for death.
c. showed why his plays should be widely read,
D. helped make sense of the dying words of other great men,