FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Schools
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Libraries
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Theatres
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1642, the Puritan-led parliament ordered the indefinite closure of all London theatres, citing “times of humiliation” and “stage-plays representative of lascivious mirth and levity”. Griffiths says: “The Puritans had been quite active late in the 16th century as well as the 17th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -While he may have experimented with the form earlier, Shakespeare most likely began writing sonnets seriously around 1592.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s earliest poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, were probably composed when the theatres were closed because of the plague. Both were written to be printed, perhaps reflecting Shakespeare’s need of the patronage of the 3rd Earl of Southampton or his intention to become known as a poet.