ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was written first:
A
Henry six
B
Henry seven
C
Henry five
D
None of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Likewise, Michael Hattaway, in both his 1990 New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of 1 Henry VI and his 1991 edition of 2 Henry VI, argues that the evidence suggests 1 Henry VI was written first.

Detailed explanation-2: -Henry VI, Part 1, chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in 1589–92 and published in the First Folio of 1623.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry VI, (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England-died May 21/22, 1471, London), king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.

Detailed explanation-4: -SYNOPSIS. The first play in the Henry VI trilogy, this tale of war and court rivalries is believed to have been written by Shakespeare in collaboration with another playwright.

Detailed explanation-5: -Synopsis. Henry V is a history play, probably written around 1599. It covers events during the Hundred Years’ War, immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415).

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