Arrange the plays from which these lines come in chronological order:

1. A. 'Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful!'
2. B. 'All the world's a stage'
3. C. 'Come, violent death, serve for mandragora to make me sleep!'
4. D. 'The last temptation is the greatest treason'
5. E. 'Never speak disrespectfully of Society'

1. AB, C, E, D, A
2. BB, E, D, A, C
3. CC, B, E, A, D
4. DE, C, B, D, A

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Correct answer: A. B, C, E, D, A

Explanation

As You Like It (c. 1599) → The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1613) → The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) → Murder in the Cathedral (1935) → Waiting for Godot (1953).