LITERATURE QUESTIONS
BRITISH LITERATURE
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Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III
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Hobbit, King Lear, Othello
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Much ado about nothing, Christmas Night, Hamlet
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As you like it, the Merchant of Verona, the Comedy of Errors
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Shakespeare also wrote 4 poems, and a famous collection of Sonnets which was first published in 1609.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tragedies, comedies and histories.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Richard III, Shakespeare also intended to write a play to glorify the Tudor dynasty, as Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather was Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, the conqueror at the end of the play.
Detailed explanation-4: -Whilst some have suggested that the plays Shakespeare wrote were in fact the work of another individual, for many scholars and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike there is little doubt that William Shakespeare was the author of each of 38 plays, in addition to his other literary offerings.
Detailed explanation-5: -The First Folio, in 1623, categorized Shakespeare’s plays as Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Shakespeare wrote the great tragedies-excluding Romeo and Juliet, which is not, strictly speaking, a true tragedy-between 1601 and 1606, and apparently Hamlet was written first.