ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Shakespeare’s literary output, the period 1604-1608 is the period of:
A
Comedy plays
B
Historical plays
C
Great Tragedies
D
None of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Comedy of Errors is believed to be Shakespeare’s earliest comedy, written around 1592. The play features a separated set of noble identical twins, which happen to have servants who are also a set of separated identical twins.

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