ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romeo and Juliet is arguably one of the greatest love stories of all time, and one of the most well-known. Thought to have been written around 1595-96, it is the tale of two ‘star-crossed lovers’ who fall deeply and swiftly for each other, but are forbidden to be together.

Detailed explanation-3: -Written more or less at the time when Shakespeare was writing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet shares many of the characteristics of romantic comedy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet appears to have been Shakespeare’s fourth most popular play during his lifetime, eclipsed only by Henry VI Part 1, Richard III and Pericles. Although the story was set many centuries before, at The Globe the play was performed in Elizabethan dress.

Detailed explanation-5: -"Hamlet is Shakespeare’s greatest play because, while the play showcases the struggles of Danish royals, what Shakespeare has really written about are the core elements that drive all of us: grief, betrayal, love (or the lack thereof) and family.