What was Shakespeare's nickname?

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1. What was Shakespeare's nickname?
2. Why Shakespeare is called father of English literature?
3. What is a sad play called Shakespeare?
4. What 4 types of plays did Shakespeare write?
5. What is the longest play ever written?
6. What are the top 5 longest Shakespeare plays?
7. What is the longest scene in Romeo and Juliet?
8. Who died first Romeo or Juliet?
9. What is the most important scene in Romeo and Juliet?
10. What age is Romeo?
11. How do we know Juliet is 13?
12. Did Romeo and Juliet die together?

What was Shakespeare's nickname?

Bard of Avon

Why Shakespeare is called father of English literature?

William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the father of modern English Literature. It is not just his popularity and influence on modern writers that allows for this title to be attributed to him but because of the massive contributions he made to the development of the English language.

What is a sad play called Shakespeare?

Tragedies – these plays focus on a tragic hero (or couple, as in Romeo and Juliet) whose downfall is brought about through weakness or misfortune of some kind. This kind of play ends with the death of the central character but also involves the death of a number of other characters.

What 4 types of plays did Shakespeare write?

Shakespearean critics have broken the plays into four categories: tragedies, comedies, histories, and "problem plays." This list contains some of the plays that fall into each category.

What is the longest play ever written?

The Mousetrap

What are the top 5 longest Shakespeare plays?

The Top 10 Longest Plays Shakespeare Ever Wrote

• Shakespeare Play: Henry VIII.
• Shakespeare Play Troilus and Cressida.
• Shakespeare Play Antony and Cleopatra.
• Shakespeare Play Othello.
• Shakespeare Play Cymbeline.
• Shakespeare Play Coriolanus.
• Shakespeare Play Richard III.
• Shakespeare Play Hamlet.

What is the longest scene in Romeo and Juliet?

Love's Labour's Lost Act V, Scene

Who died first Romeo or Juliet?

The deaths of Romeo and Juliet occur in a sequence of compounding stages: first, Juliet drinks a potion that makes her appear dead. Thinking her dead, Romeo then drinks a poison that actually kills him. Seeing him dead, Juliet stabs herself through the heart with a dagger.

What is the most important scene in Romeo and Juliet?

The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous scenes in all of Shakespeare's plays. It follows the meeting of Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, at a masquerade party in Juliet's home. Romeo and his friends sneak into the party, uninvited, and when Romeo sees Juliet, he is instantly smitten.

What age is Romeo?

Romeo's age is never given, but since he carries a sword, it can be assumed that he is not younger than Juliet's thirteen years. It is much more likely that, given his immature responses to problematic events in the play, that he is probably about sixteen or seventeen years old.

How do we know Juliet is 13?

Shakespeare cuts three years off Juliet's age to make her the tender age of 13: as Old Capulet says to Paris, 'she hath not seen the change of fourteen years'. ... Eventually, he puts his foot down by telling Juliet, if 'you be mine, I'll give you to my friend'.

Did Romeo and Juliet die together?

Romeo takes his poison and dies, while Juliet awakens from her drugged coma. She learns what has happened from Friar Laurence, but she refuses to leave the tomb and stabs herself. ... The deaths of their children lead the families to make peace, and they promise to erect a monument in Romeo and Juliet's memory.