ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All that glitters is not gold. You have heard often this told. This maxim is included in Shakespeare’s
A
Merchant of Venice / Shakespeare’s
B
Shakespeare’s Tempest
C
Shakespeare’s Much ado about nothing.
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’All that glitters is not gold’ is a saying that refers to a line in the Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice, read from a note in act 2, scene 7.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does the Proverb, “All that glitters is not gold” Mean? The proverb, “All that glitters is not gold” means that not everything that looks superficially attractive is valuable. The element of gold emits spectacular glitter, but it is not the only metal that does so.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the Prince opens the golden casket, he finds a picture of a skull and crossbones and a scroll beginning with the famous words, “All that glisters [glitters] is not gold.” Whoops.

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