ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In his essay, “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays", William Hazlitt conceptualizes Hamlet as:
A
a disturbed and insane man.
B
a man of tremendous humor, simplicity, and innate goodness and kindness.
C
a depressed but ultimately good and nonviolent man.
D
a wicked and manipulative man.
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: -Characters of Shakespear’s Plays is an 1817 book of criticism of Shakespeare’s plays, written by early nineteenth century English essayist and literary critic William Hazlitt.

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