Which two of the following plays were written by Ben Jonson?
A) Flowers for Latin Speaking
B) The Devil is an Ass
C) Sapho and Phao
D) The Woman in the Moon
E) The Staple of News
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
B and E
Solution :
The correct option is B and E (which corresponds to the plays The Devil is an Ass and The Staple of News).
To understand why this is correct, let's look at the authorship of each of the plays listed in the options:
1. Flowers for Latin Speaking (A): This is a grammatical/translation work by Nicholas Udall, published in the 16th century, not a play by Ben Jonson.
2. The Devil is an Ass (B): This is a comedy written by the English Renaissance dramatist Ben Jonson. It was first performed in 1616 by the King's Men and is a satire on the socio-economic projects and monopolies of the Jacobean era.
3. Sapho and Phao (C): This is an Elizabethan era comedy written by John Lyly, first performed in 1584.
4. The Woman in the Moon (D): This is also a play written by John Lyly, dating back to the 1590s.
5. The Staple of News (E): This is a satirical comedy written by Ben Jonson. It was first performed in 1626 by the King's Men and satirizes the early news industry and financial greed.
Therefore, the two plays written by Ben Jonson are indeed B (The Devil is an Ass) and E (The Staple of News).
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