ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the King of England (in the play)
A
Edward
B
Henry
C
George
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is one of the earliest English history plays, and focuses on the relationship between King Edward II of England and Piers Gaveston, and Edward’s murder on the orders of Roger Mortimer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edward I, byname Edward Longshanks, (born June 17, 1239, Westminster, Middlesex, England-died July 7, 1307, Burgh by Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland), son of Henry III and king of England in 1272–1307, during a period of rising national consciousness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Edward II, byname Edward of Caernarvon, (born April 25, 1284, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales-died September 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England), king of England from 1307 to 1327. Although he was a man of limited capability, he waged a long, hopeless campaign to assert his authority over powerful barons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Read a brief summary of this topic Edward III, byname Edward of Windsor, (born November 13, 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, England-died June 21, 1377, Sheen, Surrey), king of England from 1327 to 1377, who led England into the Hundred Years’ War with France.

Detailed explanation-5: -Edward VI became king at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Henry VIII, and a Regency was created.

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