ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, “My salad days, when I was green in judgment.” come from?
A
Antony and Cleopatra
B
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
C
The Winters Tale
D
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A youthful, carefree time of innocence and inexperience. The phrase comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra: “My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood.” Ah, to be in love in your salad days-such blissful and carefree times!

Detailed explanation-2: -Antony and Cleopatra: Critical History. Was William Shakespeare writing a historical play when he wrote Antony and Cleopatra in 1606, or was he inspired by his own era and the similarities between female rulers, and the amount of change that took place as Elizabeth I was queen.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fact that these plays are part of the same series creates its own connection. Antony and Cleopatra may not have been written as a sequel to Julius Caesar but, as we have seen repeatedly, performing them together creates connections in the minds of audiences, or in this case, radio listeners.

Detailed explanation-4: -Synopsis. A summary of Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra-a tragedy of love and duty. Antony & Cleopatra written around 1606 is one of Shakespeare’s great historical love stories.

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