ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following characters is NOT found in the dramatis personae of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”?
A
Benvolio
B
Lady Capulet
C
Mercutio
D
Falstaff
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Calpurnia. Calpurnia is the character which appears in the play “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespeare.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romeo is consistently characterised as an irrational, hasty and dramatic romantic. The situations in the play, as well as his emotional state and life stage, cause these characteristics to be pronounced and regular.

Detailed explanation-3: -To what sorts of characters did Shakespeare assign most of the singing? Servants (both children and adults), clowns, fools, rogues, and minor personalities. Major figures never sing, except when in disguise or in distracted mental states. Most songs, in fact, are addressed to the protagonists themselves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Romeo. Romeo is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague. Juliet. Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence is a Franciscan monk. The Nurse. The Nurse works for the Capulet family. Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet. Mercutio. Benvolio. More items

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