"The better part of valour is discretion" occurs in Shakespeare's ?
Correct answer: D. Henry IV, Pt I
- A. Hamlet
- B. Twelfth Night
- C. The Tempest
- D. Henry IV, Pt I
Explanation
Falstaff says this in Henry IV, Part I when he tries to justify his cowardly escape from danger. The line humorously turns a moral maxim into an excuse for self-preservation.
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