ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love, “ was said by who?
A
Polonius
B
Ophelia
C
Horatio
D
Marcellus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare does, however, use “doubt” to mean “to be uncertain or divided in opinion about” throughout the play. Hamlet employs this modern meaning in his poem to Ophelia: “Doubt thou the stars are fire; / Doubt that the sun doth move; / Doubt truth to be a liar; / But never doubt I love” (2.2. 115-118).

Detailed explanation-2: -’To be or not to be, that is the question’ is the most famous soliloquy in the works of Shakespeare – quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature. Read Hamlet’s famous soliloquy below with a modern translation and full explanation of the meaning of ‘To be or not to be’.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is saying that she can doubt some eternal truths that are out there but she cannot for a moment doubt his love for her.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare-Hamlet-Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.

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