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Which of the following are the plays written by Robert Greene?
A) The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the First
B) Alphonsus
C) A Moon for the Misbegotten
D) The Old Wives’ Tale
E) King of Aragon
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

B and D only.

B

A and E only.

C

B and E only.

D

C and E only.

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Correct Answer :

Option C

B and E only.

Solution :

The correct answer is B and E only.

To understand why this option is correct, let us analyze the authorship of each of the plays listed in the question:

B) Alphonsus and E) King of Aragon: These two options refer to the Elizabethan-era play titled The Comicall Historie of Alphonsus, King of Aragon, which was written by the English dramatist and pamphleteer Robert Greene (circa 1590). In the question, the title of this single play has been divided into two parts, making both B and E correct choices representing Robert Greene's work.

Let us also look at the other plays to see why they are excluded:
A) The Famous Chronicle of King Edward the First: This history play was written by George Peele, another prominent university wit of the Elizabethan era, not by Robert Greene.
C) A Moon for the Misbegotten: This is a 20th-century American play written by Eugene O'Neill, published in 1947, and is completely unrelated to the Elizabethan period.
D) The Old Wives’ Tale: This is a well-known Elizabethan play written by George Peele, first published in 1595.

Therefore, only B and E are plays written by Robert Greene.

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