Question

Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answer.

The following poem is addressed to a friend of the speaker.

Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now;
Now, while the world is bent my deeds to cross,
Join with the spite of fortune, make me bow,
And do not drop in for an after-loss:
(5) Ah, do not, when my heart has 'scaped this sorrow,
Come in the rearward of a conquered woe;
Give not a windy night a rainy morrow,
To linger out a purposed overthrow.
If thou wilt leave me, do not leave me last,
(10) When other petty griefs have done their spite;
But in the onset come, so shall I taste
At first the very worst of fortune's might;
And other strains of woe, which now seem woe,
Compared with loss of thee, will not seem so.
(1609)

The interjection of the phrase "if ever" in the first line ("Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now;") emphasizes the speaker's ultimate desire

Group of answer choices

that the recipient always be faithful to him

that the recipient try to improve their relationship

to prove himself worthy of this relationship

to respect the recipient's right to end the relationship

to rise to the recipient's high expectations

IT IS NOT TO RESPECT THE RIGHT TO END THE RELATIONSHIP

Answer 1

The answer is "to respect the recipient's right to end the relationship."

Step-by-step explanation:

The interjection of the phrase "if ever" in the first line ("Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now;") suggests that the speaker recognizes the possibility that the recipient may eventually come to hate him. The speaker urges the recipient to end the relationship now if he or she feels inclined to do so, rather than waiting until a later time when the speaker has become more invested in the relationship. This emphasis on the importance of the recipient's agency and right to end the relationship suggests that the speaker wants the recipient to feel free to make their own decisions about the relationship.