ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” come from?
A
Cymbeline
B
Hamlet
C
Titus Andronicus
D
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -That saying was taken from a soliloquy by Polonius in Act I, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . Polonius is giving advice to his son Laertes before Laertes heads back to school.

Detailed explanation-2: -From Act 1, Scene 3 of the play Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-3: -This quote means that one should neither borrow money from friends, risk being in debt to them and not being able to pay them back, and that they should not lend money out either. Then one might be at the risk of never retrieving one’s funds and losing friends.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend."

Detailed explanation-5: -Managing money from Hamlet In this line from Hamlet, Polonius gives his son Laertes advice on managing money. He starts off by telling him never to lend or borrow money from friends. You will often end up losing the money and the friend in doing so.

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