Understanding Terminology That Describes Medieval and Renaissance Drama
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Who wrote the plays King Lear and Richard III?
William Shakespeare
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Christopher Marlowe
Samuel Johnson
Ben Jonson
Thomas Middleton
Explanation
William Shakespeare wrote several historical plays in addition to his comedies and tragedies. The histories focus on English history, especially the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were English civil wars that happened in the 1400s.