The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
A) He sacrifices virtue to convenience
B) He is so much more careful to please than to instruct
C) He seems to write without any moral purpose.
D) All of the above
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Q2: The object of all criticism according to
Q3: Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of
A)Coherence
Q4: Shakespeare's characters portrays
A)humanity
B)nature
C)art
D)truth
Q5: Who is the 'father of English poetry',
Q6: Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the
A)comedy
B)tragedy
C)tragi-comedy
D)none
Q8: Johnson said that Shakespeare showed no regard
Q9: According to Johnson what type of drama
Q10: Samuel Johnson was a writer of the
A)17th
Q11: Johnson said that Shakespeare often surpassed expectation
Q12: Samuel Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare was published
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