ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Whether that is the case or not, it is generally agreed that Shakespeare wrote his version of the story sometime in 1605 to 1606. This places the play just after the writing of Timon of Athens and before that of Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. King Lear was first printed in 1608.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whether that is the case or not, it is generally agreed that Shakespeare wrote his version of the story sometime in 1605 to 1606. This places the play just after the writing of Timon of Athens and before that of Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. King Lear was first printed in 1608.

Detailed explanation-3: -What great work will emerge from this pandemic? More than 400 years ago, as epidemics raged in London, forcing theaters and other public places to shutter, William Shakespeare was busy crafting stories of kings going mad and thanes coveting power.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after James I took the throne, he announced that he would be the new sponsor of Shakespeare’s theatre company, which renamed itself the King’s Men.

Detailed explanation-5: -His 17 comedies include The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing. 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.