ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

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“Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self-place; for where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be.”-this famous quotation is cited from?
A
Dr. Faustus
B
Paradise Lost
C
Tempest
D
Macbeth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In one self-place; for where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be. All places shall be hell that is not heaven. FAUSTUS: Come, I think hell’s a fable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Upon Faustus’ insistence to know about the nature of hell, Mephistophilis reveals that it is not a place, but a condition or state of being. Any place where God is not, is hell. Being deprived of everlasting bliss is also hell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Faustus: Tell me, where is that place that men call hell? Mephistophilis: Under the heavens.

Detailed explanation-4: -“He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall.” “Faustus: Stay, Mephistopheles, and tell me, what good will. “Mephistopheles: Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it. “Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell.” “Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed. More items

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