ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Complete this Shakespearan line - Let me not to the marriage of true minds bring:
A
Impediments
B
Inconveniences
C
Worries
D
Troubles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet is denying that anything can come between true lovers (that is, be an impediment to their love.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: Sonnet 116 In the first quatrain, the speaker says that love-”the marriage of true minds”-is perfect and unchanging; it does not “admit impediments, ” and it does not change when it find changes in the loved one.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the marriage of true minds and not to the marriage of bodies. In other words this marriage of two true minds is true love and this true love never changes with the passage of time and circumstances. That love is not true love which changes when it finds a chance to change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Sonnet 116 is one of Shakespeare’s most well-loved sonnets. This iconic Shakespeare sonnet sits alongside other classics such as Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?) and 130 (My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun).

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