ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

PLAY BY SAKESPEAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In his reading of Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth Sonnets, ” who does Charlton Ogburn suppose Shakespeare to have really been?
A
Marlowe
B
Swift
C
Oxford
D
Bacon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Perhaps the most popular theory, this one points to the identity of the youth being Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. As one of Shakespeare’s patrons, Wriothesley helped Shakespeare, financially, to produce some of his works in the 1590s.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first of Shakespeare’s 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man – described as the “fair youth” – and reveal a deep, loving friendship. The speaker encourages the friend to procreate so that his youthful beauty can be carried on through his children.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April (see When was Shakespeare born), which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616.

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