Multiple choice

In which play do the following lines occur?

�Neither a borrower nor a lender be� For loan oft loses both itself and friend. And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.�

  1. Macbeth

  2. The Merchant of Venice

  3. Hamlet

  4. King Lear
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C Correct answer
Explanation

These lines appear in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3, where Polonius gives advice to his son Laertes before Laertes leaves for France. Polonius is counseling against borrowing and lending money as it can damage both financial resources and friendships. Options A, B, and D are other Shakespeare plays but not the source of this quote.

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