ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ’Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’
A
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
B
Hamlet
C
Othello
D
Romeo and Juliet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is evident in lines 59–60 in act 1 scene 5 when Romeo discusses how much he loves Juliet: “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” In previous scenes, however, Romeo is talking about Rosaline and how much he loves her.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romeo believes that he can now distinguish between the artificiality of his love for Rosaline and the genuine feelings Juliet inspires. Romeo acknowledges his love was blind, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night."

Detailed explanation-3: -Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

Detailed explanation-4: -forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”

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