ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth were ____
A
comedies
B
histories
C
tragedies
D
tragi-comedies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare’s four tragedies have been briefly given in this essay. They are Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Othello, the Moor of Venice, ‘King Lear’ and Macbeth, William Shakespeare, the greatest of the English playwrights and poets was born in the year 1564 at Stratford upon Avon in English.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Lear is a tragedy based on the chronicle history of a pre-Roman, Celtic king of Britain. In Shakespeare’s play, Lear, intending to retire, stages a love test for his three daughters: he will portion his kingdom between them as dowries according to how much they profess to love him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tragedy. Like Shakespeare’s other famous tragedies, King Lear features a noble-born protagonist who makes a fatal mistake that leads to widespread suffering and, eventually, the death of himself and several others.

Detailed explanation-4: -The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare-including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Five Great Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

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