ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not one if Shakespeare’s plays?
A
Riley and Josie
B
Hamlet
C
Twelfth Night
D
Julius Caesar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Among the plays which have been mentioned above, the one which has not been written by William Shakespeare is “The Comedy of Errors.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Antony and Cleopatra.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tragedies, comedies and histories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The First Folio, in 1623, categorized Shakespeare’s plays as Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Shakespeare wrote the great tragedies-excluding Romeo and Juliet, which is not, strictly speaking, a true tragedy-between 1601 and 1606, and apparently Hamlet was written first.

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