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 plays by William Shakespeare is a comedy?
A
“Romeo and Juliet”
B
“Hamlet”
C
“Much Ado about Nothing”
D
“Henry IV, Part I”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.

Detailed explanation-2: -Much Ado About Nothing has been labeled a comedy with its humorous language, silly situations, and ultimately happy ending. But a central theme to the play is trickery and deceit; something much darker lies hidden beneath the gilded surface, setting up the tragic comedy of the play.

Detailed explanation-3: -Much Ado About Nothing, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written probably in 1598–99 and printed in a quarto edition from the author’s own manuscript in 1600. The play takes an ancient theme-that of a woman falsely accused of unfaithfulness-to brilliant comedic heights.

Detailed explanation-4: -All’s Well That Ends Well. As You Like It. The Comedy of Errors. Love’s Labour’s Lost. Measure for Measure. The Merchant of Venice. The Merry Wives of Windsor. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. More items

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