ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night are examples of ____
A
histories
B
comedies
C
tragedies
D
tragicomedies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s comedies. It is surprising that it is called so considering that it is full of sadness, sacrifices, and difficulties. Yet, the elements of Shakespearean comedy are too strong to deny. In fact, the play is a comedy is some scenes and a tragedy in others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night’s entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Midsummer Night’s Dream One of the most popular and famous of Shakespeare’s comedies, A Midsummer Nights Dream is a story of the foolishness that happens one evening when several humans and the Queen of the Fairies Titania end up bewitched and mixed up in terms of who they are in love with.

Detailed explanation-4: -Comedy; Drama The Merchant of Venice is technically classified as a comedy, but it’s sometimes referred to as a “problem comedy” (mostly because it’s so controversial) or a “tragicomedy, ” because it shares features in common with comedies but also contains the kind of dark elements we typically find in tragedies.

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