FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Just so we’re clear, neither Romeo nor Juliet were real people, the story setting long ago migrated to Verona (which to this day lives off Juliet tourism), and two teenagers who committed suicide in the misty past before reproducing could not by definition have descendants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Extraordinarily, this pattern of satire has been overlooked. As a consequence, the key question hasn’t been asked: is Romeo and Juliet a satire of the same? Overwhelmingly, the evidence says yes-Shakespeare’s subtlest and greatest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare’s Tragicomedy Plays Tragedies are usually focused almost exclusively on the central character, the tragic hero (although Shakespearean tragedies can sometimes be a double tragedy, with two tragic heroes, like Romeo and Juliet).