ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the characteristics of Shakespeare’s plays?
A
Aside and soliloquy
B
ridiculed manners of common people
C
Dramatic irony and foreshadowing
D
Inverted syntax
E
Complexity of human life
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Using a mixture of tragic and comic tones, Shakespeare studied human nature and provided a profound and deep analysis of the human mind in Hamlet and Macbeth. To this effect, the playwright examines the struggle of the human spirit out of darkness of errors and sin, in order to discover truth and wisdom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common Features of the Shakespeare Histories First, most are set in times of medieval English history. The Shakespeare histories dramatize the Hundred Years War with France, giving us the Henry Tetralogy, “Richard II, ” “Richard III, ” and “King John"-many of which feature the same characters at different ages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s most complex play has it all: ‘Cymbeline’ at University Theatre.

Detailed explanation-4: -A tragic hero. A dichotomy of good and evil. A tragic waste. Hamartia (the hero’s tragic flaw) Issues of fate or fortune. Greed. Foul revenge. Supernatural elements. More items •23-Dec-2018

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