Concept:A paradox is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may hold a deeper truth.Explanation:The line “Let me not love thee if I love thee not” combines loving and not loving in one statement.This creates an apparent contradiction, because it asks to be stopped from loving if the love is not real.At the same time, the line suggests a meaningful condition about true love.Such a seemingly impossible yet thought-provoking statement is called a paradox.Answer:C. paradox