"The rarer action is in virtue that in vengeance." This line occurs in ?
Correct answer: C. The Tempest
- A. Hamlet
- B. Henry IV,Pt I
- C. The Tempest
- D. Twelfth Night
Explanation
Prospero speaks this line in The Tempest while arguing that mercy and virtue are nobler than revenge. It belongs to the play’s movement from anger toward forgiveness.
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