ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -His many works are about life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic and mystery. He wrote the blockbuster plays of his day-some of his most famous are Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. It has been almost 400 years since he died, but people still celebrate his work all around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play in modern times, but how did Shakespeare’s contemporaries rate his works?

Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare, born April 26 1564 and died April 23 1616, was the greatest English writer in history. Also called the “Bard of Avon” (Bard is a poet and Avon is the town he lived in), his works have been translated and performed in every language on earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare’s plays portray recognisable people in situations that we can all relate to-including love, marriage, death, mourning, guilt, the need to make difficult choices, separation, reunion and reconciliation. They do so with great humanity, tolerance, and wisdom.