select the paradox in the passage. dumby: she doesnt really love you then? lord darlington: no, she does…

select the paradox in the passage. dumby: she doesnt really love you then? lord darlington: no, she does not! dumby: i congratulate you, my dear fellow. in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. the last is much the worst; the last is a real tragedy! but i am interested to hear she does not love you. how long could you love a woman who didnt love you, cecil? from oscar wilde, lady windermeres fan

select the paradox in the passage. dumby: she doesnt really love you then? lord darlington: no, she does not! dumby: i congratulate you, my dear fellow. in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. the last is much the worst; the last is a real tragedy! but i am interested to hear she does not love you. how long could you love a woman who didnt love you, cecil? from oscar wilde, lady windermeres fan

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Brief Explanations:

A paradox is a self - contradictory statement. Here, Dumby says that not getting what one wants and getting what one wants are both tragedies, with getting it being the worse one. This is counter - intuitive as usually getting what one wants is seen as positive, making it a paradox.

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In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is much the worst; the last is a real tragedy!