Question

‘How hard it is for women to keep counsel’ means that ______.

Options

• It is not easy for women to keep a secret.

• It is difficult for women to share a secret with others.

• It is not that hard for a woman to keep a secret.

• Secrets are meant to be shared.

Answer 1

‘How hard it is for women to keep counsel’ means that it is not easy for women to keep a secret.

Explanation:

Here, ‘keep counsel’ means to preserve or keep a secret. Portia worries that she may be unable to control herself and may reveal the conspiracy.