ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

‘Sweet Hellen make me immortal with kiss’. Who has said these words?

A	Marlow
B	Shakespeare
C	Benjonson
D	None of these

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -When she appears, Faustus decides that Helen’s beauty shall make him immortal and thus, he will not need salvation: Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss: Her lips sucks forth my soul, see where it flies! Come Helen, come, give me my soul again.

Detailed explanation-3: -Helen enters, and Faustus makes a great speech about her beauty and kisses her.

Detailed explanation-4: -Faustus once again gives in, asking for devils to torture the pious Old Man and that in addition he can have Helen as a lover. The Old Man returns to observe Faustus kissing Helen and lavishing praise on her. Faustus and Helen depart and devils enter to torment the Old Man. He defies hell and joyfully welcomes death.

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