Multiple choice

The statement, “Others abide our question, thou art free” refers to

  1. John Milton

  2. Edmund Spenser

  3. Christopher Marlowe

  4. Shakespeare

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This line from Matthew Arnold's poem Shakespeare addresses the Bard as beyond criticism or questioning, unlike other writers. Arnold elevates Shakespeare as uniquely great and self-evident, needing no scholarly defense.