ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The second shortest play of Shakespeare is:
A
The Winter’s Tale
B
Much ado about nothing
C
Tempest
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Shakespeare’s shortest play? The Comedy of Errors, with 1, 898 lines, according to the line count for the Folger Shakespeare edition of the play.

Detailed explanation-2: -Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes, which includes one 15-minute intermission.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. 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-4: -Hamlet – 30, 557 words. Richard III – 29, 278 words. Coriolanus – 27, 589 words. Cymbeline – 27, 565 words. Othello – 26, 450 words. King Lear – 26, 145 words. Henry V – 26, 119 words. Troilus and Cressida – 26, 089 words. More items •15-Dec-2022

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