ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which famous play does the quote, “When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” come from?
A
The Taming of the Shrew
B
King Lear
C
The Tempest
D
Macbeth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’When Shall We Three Meet Again’ is the opening line of William Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-2: -We translate key scenes from Macbeth into twenty-first century English. ‘When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?

Detailed explanation-3: -In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. / That will be ere the set of sun. / Where the place? Upon the heath. / There to meet with Macbeth.” “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air.” “All hail, Macbeth!

Detailed explanation-4: -Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Detailed explanation-5: -When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.

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