“Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.”

Question

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow :

“Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.”

(a) What does ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths’ mean ?

(b) What does ‘The valiant never taste of death but once’ means ?

(c) Which trait of the speaker’s character is revealed in these lines ?

(d) Name the speaker. 

Answer 1

(a) Cowards are so afraid of death that their very fear prevents them from living life to the fullest.

(b) The brave are not afraid of death as they know it is inevitable and thus do not fear it. 

(c) Arrogance.

(d) Julius Caesar.