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Which of the following is NOT a work done by Shakespeare?

Answer

Trial of Temperance

The story behind the answer

Trial of Temperance is not a Shakespeare play—it appears nowhere in the First Folio or the accepted Shakespearean canon. By contrast, Cymbeline is one of his late romances, Titus Andronicus an early revenge tragedy, and Measure for Measure a “problem play” blending dark comedy with moral questions.

A memory tip: Shakespeare’s titles rarely hinge on abstract virtues like “Temperance.” They more often use names (Hamlet, Cym

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