ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which play conveys to the audience NOT to marry an older woman? (The title will be on the screen!)
A
Macbeth
B
Twelfth Night
C
King Lear
D
Hamlet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Turns out, Twelfth Night was the festival at which the play would be premiered for Queen Elizabeth I, opens a new window in 1601, and thus, when good old Will couldn’t come up with a better title, that’s what it became. What is Twelfth Night? Twelfth Night is the night before January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night’s entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In Twelfth Night, the marriage advice given is to know the soul of the person you are marrying or else you could end up marrying another person, which is what happens to Countess Olivia.

Detailed explanation-4: -’ Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio.

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