ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bonus!How many different words does Shakespeare use in his 37 plays?
A
More than 10, 000
B
About 17, 000
C
4, 500
D
Less than 3, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare used more than 20, 000 words in his plays and poems, and his works provide the first recorded use of over 1, 700 words in the English language.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s generally agreed that Shakespeare wrote 37 plays between 1590 and 1612. In addition to these 37 plays there is one ‘lost’ play – Cardenio – plus a selection of plays that most academics agree Shakespeare collaborated on, such as Love’s Labour’s Won, Edward III, Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Detailed explanation-3: -accommodation. aerial. amazement. apostrophe. assassination. auspicious. baseless. bloody. bump. castigate. dishearten. dislocate. dwindle. eventful. exposure. fitful. frugal. generous. gloomy. gnarled. majestic. misplaced. monumental. multitudinous. obscene. palmy. perusal. pious. premeditated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandit. Henry VI, Part 2. 1594. Critic. Love’s Labour Lost. 1598. Dauntless. Henry VI, Part 3. 1616. Dwindle. Henry IV, Part 1. 1598. Elbow (as a verb) King Lear. 1608. Green-Eyed (to describe jealousy) The Merchant of Venice. 1600. Lackluster. As You Like It. 1616. Lonely. Coriolanus. 1616. More items •07-May-2019

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