ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The group of four plays known as the “major tetralogy” is:
A
Richard III, King John, Henry VIII, 1 Henry VI
B
1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, Richard III
C
King John, Henry V, Richard II, Richard III
D
Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry IV, Part 1 is the second in a sequence of four history plays (the others being Richard II, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V) known collectively as the “second tetralogy, ” treating major events of English history in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tragedy; History Play Richard II straddles two different literary genres: the Shakespearean tragedy (think Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet) and the history play (think Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V).

Detailed explanation-3: -The first of the Bourbon kings of France, Henry IV brought unity and prosperity to the country after the ruinous 16th-century Wars of Religion. Though he was not a great strategist, his courage and gallantry made him a great military leader.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry IV is a history play. Shakespeare shows his views on kingship in the political themes of Henry IV, and of life in the contrasts he depicts.

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