Who wrote Julius Caesar and King Lear?

Who wrote Julius Caesar and King Lear?

• A. Geoffrey Chaucer
• B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• C. William Shakespeare
• D. John Stuart Mill

Answer: (C)

William Shakespeare wrote both Julius Caesar and King Lear. These two plays are tragedies from the English Renaissance, with Julius Caesar centered on political intrigue and betrayal in ancient Rome, and King Lear following a king’s descent into madness after misjudging his daughters and dividing his kingdom. The other names come from different times and genres: Chaucer is a 14th-century writer known for The Canterbury Tales, Coleridge is a Romantic-era poet, and Mill is a 19th-century philosopher. None of them authored these two plays, so Shakespeare is the author of both.

William Shakespeare wrote both Julius Caesar and King Lear. These two plays are tragedies from the English Renaissance, with Julius Caesar centered on political intrigue and betrayal in ancient Rome, and King Lear following a king’s descent into madness after misjudging his daughters and dividing his kingdom. The other names come from different times and genres: Chaucer is a 14th-century writer known for The Canterbury Tales, Coleridge is a Romantic-era poet, and Mill is a 19th-century philosopher. None of them authored these two plays, so Shakespeare is the author of both.