FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A mid summer night’s dream
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Much ado about nothing
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As you like it
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Love’s labour’s lost
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Love’s Labour Lost. Love’s Labour’s Lost is one of William Shakespeare’s early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Queen Elizabeth I.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Comedy of Errors is believed to be Shakespeare’s earliest comedy, written around 1592.
Detailed explanation-3: -In one of the earliest references to the play, in the quarto of 1598, we find Love’s Labour’s Lost being referred to as “a pleasant comedy"; furthermore, we read that it was “presented before her Highness this last Christmas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare: Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest (Signet Classics)
Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare’s reputation was established in London by 1592. It was during this time that Shakespeare wrote his earliest plays, including Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Titus Andronicus, though it is often debated which of these plays was actually the first.