Question

read the excerpt below from the story \subha\ by rabindranath tagore and answer the question that follows. once upon a time, late on a night of a full - moon, she slowly opened her door and peeped out timidly. nature, herself at full - moon like lonely subha, was looking down on the sleeping earth. her strong young life beat within her; joy and sadness filled her being to its brim; she reached the limits even of her own illimitable loneliness, nay, passed beyond them. her heart was heavy, and she could not speak. at the skirts of this silent troubled mother there stood a silent troubled girl. which possible topic does the above excerpt address? jealousy loneliness beauty imitation

Explanation:

The text mentions "lonely Subha" and her reaching the limits of her own loneliness, indicating the theme of loneliness.

Answer:

loneliness