Correct answer: William Shakespeare.
• The Merchant of Venice:
- This is a famous Comedy by William Shakespeare.
- এক ইহুদি সুদখোর (Jew) 'Shylock' এর কাহিনী নিয়ে এটি রচিত।
- Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" was a Jewish moneylender.
- এটি একটি five acts বিশিষ্ট tragi-comedy.
- ১৫৯৬-৯৭ সালের দিকে এটি লেখা হয়েছিল।
• William Shakespeare:
- Born: April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
- Death: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Shakespeare was also spelled Shakespeare.
- Byname: Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon.
- He was an English poet, dramatist, and actor.
- He was often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
- Shakespeare wrote 37 Plays.
• Notable works:
• Tragedy
- Hamlet,
- Othello,
- King Lear,
- Macbeth,
- Titus Andronicus,
- Antony and Cleopatra,
- Coriolanus,
- Romeo and Juliet, etc.
• Comedy
- As You Like It,
- The Tempest,
- Twelfth Night,
- A Comedy of Errors,
- The Taming of the Shrew,
- Much Ado About Nothing,
- All's Well That Ends Well,
- A Midsummer Night's Dream,
- The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Source:
1. Britannica
2. An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M. Mofizar Rahman.