Here is a set of MCQs with answers from Shakespeare's sonnet Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?: 1. What is the theme of the poem Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?? a) The beauty of nature b) The permanence of poetry c) The inevitability of aging d) The fleeting nature of love Answer: b) The permanence of poetry 2. How does the speaker describe the subject’s beauty...

Sonnet No. 130 which is popularly known as "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun" is a famous sonnet by William Shakespeare. Here the poet has very unconventionally portrayed his lady- love. He has not used any hyperbolic statement to describe her, rather he expresses how commonly beautiful she is. In the very first line of the poem, the poet says that there is nothing in her...

These lines are taken from Shakespeare's sonnet 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds', celebrates the poet's high regard of love.        In the opening of sonnet 116, Shakespeare alludes to the Marriage service in the Book of Common Prayers and he refers to the marriage ritual. In the Christian Marriage ritual, before the union of the bride and the bridegroom,...

This line occurs in Shakespeare's sonnet No. 18. The poet here emphasizes the transitoriness of all living object of Nature.       The poet means the beauty of every beautiful person or object decreases with time. No beautiful thing has a permanent lease of life. It is the law of Nature. The enduring charms of everything are sure to decline someday or other. Nothing...

This line is taken from 'Shall I Compare Thee' written by William Shakespeare. The poet here boldly affirms the perpetual continuity of his friend's summer despite the ravages wrecked by time.    The 'eternal summer' of the poet's friend who is 'the world's fresh ornament' is referred to here.      Here 'eternal summer' means the youthful beauty which is...

This line is quoted from Act1Sc7 of Macbeth, a fine tragedy by the greatest playwright, William Shakespeare.        Lady Macbeth wants to murder Duncan and she tells Macbeth that Duncan's two two guards besides being fed heavily, will be provided with so much wine that they will loose their consciousness in their celebration and will fall in deep sleep forgetting...

In Act 1 Sc4 of Macbeth, a remarkable play by the unconscious genius, William Shakespeare, Duncan the king of Scottland has conferred the title, 'The Prince Of Cumberland' on his eldest son Malcolm. This totally upsets Macbeth and he receives a shock from his ambitious core ; he considers Malcolm in his journey as a mighty barrier that he must either stumble or overcome if he is to attain kingship. From this moment on, he enters the blackness of night and hell because, although he receives the news during the day, he pictures the darkness of night in his vivid imagination when he intends to do the evil deed:  ...

This phrase is addressed to the witches from the part of Banquo. Banquo is very much realistic. Hus subsequent comment on the witches a little later is that the creatures whom they met were the agents of the devil, who mislead human being by telling them certain trivial truth and then betraying them in matters of vital importance. He thus expresses this view:       ...

These are Macbeth's frightful words, after Duncan's murder in the Act2 Sc2 of shakespeare's remarkable tragedy, Macbeth.        After murdering Duncan, Macbeth has come out of his chamber , with his hand all bloody. He refuses to go again to leave the dagger there, rather stares at his blood-stained hands. His eyes are glued to his hands. The sights of the ghostly...

The quoted lines from Act3 Sc2 of the remarkable play, Macbeth by the great genius,William Shakespeare are spoken by Lady Macbeth in profound melancholy.         Duncan is murdered and Macbeth has become the king of Scotland to the fulfilment of their long cherished ambition. But she has realised that Macbeth is not really happy. Lady Macbeth gives out here...

In Act5 Sc5 of Macbeth,by the greatest tragedian William Shakespeare, when Macbeth hears the news of his wife's death, who previously was 'his dearest love', his 'dearest partner of greatness', his only comment is that, "she would have died some time or the other, and so it does not matter if her death has taken place now."       Then Macbeth reflects on the futility...

Brief Character analyses of 'Macbeth'.              Or, Short note on the Character of 'Macbeth' in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.In Act1 Sc2 of Macbeth, a tremendous tragedy by William Shakespeare, we see that the bleeding captain and Rosse describe the incident of the battlefield of Fife. They very vehemently assert the trecherousness...

In Act 5 Sc 9 the great taragedy ,Macbeth by the greatest genius, William Shakespeare, this line has been told by Malcolm.         Here, 'the dead butcher' refers to Macbeth for his murderous, villanious and slaughterous nature, and the 'fiend like queen' alludes to Lady Macbeth who helps her husband to achieve the kingship of Scottland by murdering king. ...

This line taken from Act1 Sc3 of the remarkable play, Macbeth by the Greatest genius, William Shakespeare is spoken by Banquo to Macbeth, the tragic hero of the play.        Rosse and Angus, the two nobleman of Scottland give them the news of the happiness of Duncan in their achievement of victory.They also convey that the king has conferred on Macbeth the title...

This line quoted from Act5 Sc8 of Macbeth by william shakespeare is spoken by Macbeth.               Here 'charmed life' refers to the life of Macbeth. Macbeth thinks that his life is protected by a magical power as none born of woman can do him any harm: "The power of man, for none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth."       ...

In Act2 Sc 2 of Macbeth, a great tragedy by William Shakespeare, Macbeth could not pronounce the word, 'Amen' just after the murder of Duncan.             'Amen' is a holy word. Macbeth cannot accentuate it because his mind is sorely convulsed. He is in dire need of divine blessing but he become chocked. This is an astonishing revealation of his mind....

In Act 1, Sc 3 of Macbeth, the great tragedy by William Shakespeare, the witches make some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo, the general of the king, Dunkan's Army.            Followings are the prophecies made by the witches to Macbeth:First witch says: "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis."Second witch says: "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee,...

This line occurs in the very  opening scene of Macbeth. It is uttered by the three witches gathered in an open place in the Stormy weather when they should meet again. This line may be regarded as the  first statement of the one of main themes of the play "The reversal of value."      This line reveals the very creed,the guiding principle of these  abnormal...

This line , extracted from Act 5 Sc 8 of the great tragedy Macbeth by the greatest genius, William Shakespeare is spoken by Macbeth when he understands that his death is coming soon.                 When Macbeth is left to fight off Malcolm's troop by himself', he needs to make decision of whether or not he should stand his ground and protect...

This line is the part of Macbeth's famous soliloquy in Act 1 scene 7 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare which he makes before the murder of Duncan. Although Macbeth has already decided to commit the murder, yet he is troubled by certain doubts in the matter. He thinks of the evil consequences which he is likely to face as a result of the crime that he is going to do.     ...