I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen:
A chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.
And the gates of this Chapel were shut,
And "Thou shalt not" writ over the door;
So I turn'd to the Garden of Love,
That so many sweet flowers bore,
And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tomb-stones where flowers should be:
And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joys and desires.
What was written on the door? Choose the correct option.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Thou shalt not
The poem says the gates of the chapel were shut and "Thou shalt not" was written over the door. In old English, thou means you and shalt means shall; the words echo the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and show religion as a set of restrictions.