Both Uses of
contrary
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- What instance of the contrary?†
Scene 2.4 *
- 'tis pity love should be so contrary; And thinking on it makes me cry 'alas!'†
Scene 4.4
Definition:
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(contrary as in: a contrary idea) different (perhaps opposite or mutually exclusive)editor's notes: In formal logic, contrary propositions or contrary arguments describe two things that cannot both be true. They might be described as mutually exclusive. For example, a pet cannot be both a cat and a dog. It doesn't need to be either, but if it is one, it cannot be the other. So the statement that a pet is a cat and the statement that the same pet is a dog, are contrary statements.