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Chronology and Timeline of Shakespeare's plays

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  • Which period is marked by themes of reconciliation, forgiveness and redemptive power of love?
    The Late Period (1609–1613)
  • How many periods are classified in Shakespeare's productive career?
    4
  • ________ was dedicated to his patron, Earl of Southampton.
    Venus and Adonis, Rape of Lucrece
  • Which playwright influenced Shakespeare for writting Henry IV?
    Christopher Marlowe
  • Which play was thought to have been written for the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I?
    The Winter's Tale
  • Shakespeare was born in the year _______.
    1564
  • Shakespeare's retirement is much similar to this character's abjection of his powers.
    Prospero
  • Which years are called as the Early Period?
    1589–1600
  • Who wanted to see Falstaff in love?
    Queen Elizabeth I
  • Name any one problem play.
    All’s Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure,
  • Name any one joyous comedies of the first period?
    As you Like It, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing
  • Which play is considered Shakespeare’s farewell to the stage?
    The Tempest
  • Which character was inspired by Marlowe’s Barabas in Jew of Malta?
    Shylock
  • Shakespeare’s deepening psychological insight and his mastery of complex characters are found in his _______ plays.
    Tragic plays
  • Two Gentlemen of Verona – an experiment adapted from a popular novel of his times was adapted from ________ prose romance Los Siete Libros de la Diana
    Spanish
  • What are the 4 major tragedies of Shakespeare?
    Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear
  • ________ an adaptation of Latin comedy, Menaechmi of Plautus – A farcical plot about identical twins.
    Comedy of Errors
  • What are the primary categories of Shakespeare’s plays according to First Folio?
    Comedy, Tragedy, History Plays
  • Name the plays that Shakespeare collaborated with Fletcher?
    The Two Noble Kinsmen and Henry VIII
  • Which play depicts the tragic love story - A Midsummer Night's Dream or Romeo and Juliet?
    Romeo and Juliet