ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
He wrote three kinds of plays ____
A
Tragedy, Comedy and History
B
Comics and History
C
Science and Biology
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -List of Shakespeare’s plays by genre. The groups below are the classification of Shakespeare’s plays according to the First Folio, a collection of 36 of Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623 by his colleagues.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. His 17 comedies include The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing. Among his 10 history plays are Henry V and Richard III. The most famous among his tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s plays are traditionally divided into the three categories of the First Folio: comedies, histories, and tragedies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth (/məkˈbɛ/, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Merchant of Venice. The Merry Wives of Windsor. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Much Ado About Nothing.

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