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GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 30

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 1 mark · Multiple choice

“The horror! The horror!” - these are the last words of ______ .

  1. Lady Macbeth in Macbeth
  2. Captain Ahab in Moby Dick
  3. Jonathan Harker in Dracula
  4. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness

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Correct answer: (D) Kurtz in Heart of Darkness

Explanation

Kurtz speaks these words as he dies in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.