ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the longest play by William Shakespeare
A
Romeo and Juliet
B
Hamlet
C
Comedy of Errors
D
Tempest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The longest play is Hamlet, which is the only Shakespeare play with more than thirty thousand words, and the shortest is The Comedy of Errors, which is the only play with fewer than fifteen thousand words.

Detailed explanation-2: -Running time approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes (including two 20-minute intervals).

Detailed explanation-3: -Run time 3 hours and 20 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Shakespearean tales tend toward the grand, featuring royals whose every impulse impacts a kingdom. Yet within the magnum opus that is Hamlet, there is, simply, Hamlet.

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