William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
Correct Answer :
D. 26 April 1564
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eleventh
twelfth
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translators of French romances
women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
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Saint Patricks mission
the Fourth Lateran Council
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embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine
repetition of parallel syntactic structures
ironic understatement
stress on every third diphthong
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Latin
Dutch
French
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By Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist:
1590
1591
1592
1593
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Wyclif
Thomas more
John Lyly
Robert Greene
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Anthony and Cleopatra
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Troilus and Cressida
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Norwegian
Spanish
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Chrétien de Troyes
a and c only
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Philippa de Roet of Flanders
Agnes de Copton
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1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
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his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
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poets corner
legends corner
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