ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He died on the ____, in 1616.
A
21st of April
B
22nd of April
C
23rd of April
D
24th of April
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 23, 1616, English poet and playwright William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon at the age of fifty-two.

Detailed explanation-2: -William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes both died on the 23rd of April in 1616.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sometime after 1611, Shakespeare retired to Stratford. On 25 March 1616, Shakespeare revised and signed his will. On 23 April, his presumed birthday, he died, aged 52. On 25 April, he was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564 and died on this day in 1616. Often considered the greatest writer in the English language, Shakespeare wrote numerous plays, sonnets and poems in his lifetime.

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