A. The unity of time and place
B. The unity of action
C. Characterization
D. Poetic language
✅ The correct answer is option A.
SSC MCQs
When we read a Shakespearean play, we are not bothered by consideration of
A. Characterization
B. Dialogue
C. Time and Place
D. Humour and Pathos
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
A. He sacrifices virtue to convenience
B. He is so much more careful to please than to instruct
C. He seems to write without any moral purpose.
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to Johnson, Shakespeare presented nature
A. Faithfully
B. Artificially
C. Foolishly
D. Unrealistically
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of the
A. comedy
B. tragedy
C. tragi-comedy
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In the violation of Unities, Johnson
A. Criticizes Shakespeare
B. Praises Shakespeare
C. Follows Shakespeare
D. Defends Shakespeare
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Who is the ‘father of English poetry’, the well of English undefiled according to Arnold?
A. Milton
B. Dante
C. Shakespeare
D. Chaucer
✅ The correct answer is option D.
According to Johnson, the plays of Shakespeare were originally classified into
A. Comedies and tragedies
B. Comedies, tragedies and histories
C. Comedies, tragedies and love stories
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Shakespeare’s characters portrays
A. humanity
B. nature
C. art
D. truth
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Shakespeare’s first defect according to Johnson was that Shakespeare
A. Sacrifices virtue to convenience
B. He disregarded the distinction of time and place
C. His plots are loose
D. His declamations are cold and weak
✅ The correct answer is option A.