literature, a body of written works.

The name has traditionally been applied

to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions

of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution

What are the genres of Greek drama

The three genres of Greek drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most

important of all, tragedy.

Greek tragedy: was a form of theater popular in Greece around the 5th century

BC. These plays presented tragic tales of heroes who strove for greatness but were

brought low by a combination of fate and their own human flaws

The satyr play: is a form of Attic theatre performance related to

both comedy and tragedy. It preserves theatrical elements of dialogue, actors speaking

verse, a chorus that dances and sings, masks and costumes

Comedy: is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to

be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up

comedy, television, radio, books

Aristotle's theory of tragedy

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“Tragedy,” says Aristotle, “is an imitation [mimēsis] of an action that is serious,

complete, and of a certain magnitude…through pity and fear effecting the proper

purgation [catharsis] of these emotions.” Ambiguous means may be employed, Aristotle

maintains in contrast to Plato, to a virtuous and purifying end.

plays of Sophocles; antigone ,and king Oedipus;

summaries
Antigone and Ismene, the daughters of Oedipus, discuss the disaster that has just --

befallen them. Their brothers Polynices and Eteocles have killed one another in a battle

for control over Thebes. Creon now rules the city, and he has ordered that Polynices,

who brought a foreign army against Thebes, not be allowed proper burial rites. Creon

threatens to kill anyone who tries to bury Polynices and stations sentries over his body.

Antigone, in spite of Creon’s edict and without the help of her sister Ismene, resolves to

give their brother a proper burial. Soon, a nervous sentry arrives at the palace to tell

Creon that, while the sentries slept, someone gave Polynices burial rites. Creon says

that he thinks some of the dissidents of the city bribed the sentry to perform the rites,

and he vows to execute the sentry if no other suspect is found …...

Origins of Elizabethan Drama: From the Elizabethan Age come some of

the most highly-respected plays in Western drama. Although it is generally agreed that

the period began at the commencement of Queen Elizabeth I's reign in 1558, the ending

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date is not as definitive. Some consider the age to have ended at the queen's death in

1603, while others place the end of Elizabethan Drama at the closing of the theatres in

1642

William Shakespeare: ( 26 April  1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English

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playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English

language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national

poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard")

Macbeth :(/məkˈbɛθ/, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William

Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606.[a] It dramatises the

damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek

power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James

I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of

Shakespeare's acting company.[1] It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly

from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.[2]

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: often shortened to Hamlet

(/ˈhæmlɪt/), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and

1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play

depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who

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has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother .

Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English

language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others".

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Othello an Elizabethan play

Othello was written after 1601 and before 1604 and was therefore created in the

last years of Queen Elizabeth I's reign. It was then performed in the Jacobean Era

(James I). It is seen as a Jacobean play yet clearly the context in which it was

conceived was Elizabethan

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