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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name William Shakespeare Name of Play Hamlet
E
Years lived 1564-1616 Year of play 1600-1601 N
G
Source http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/ also http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/hamlet/
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Playwright Name Tyler Perry Name of Play Madea's Family Reunion A
D
V
Years lived 1969-current Year of play 2006
Source http://www.ask.com/movies/film/Tyler Perry%27s-Madea%27s-Family-Reunion/322646
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Robert Browning Name of Closet Drama Strafford E
N
G
Years lived 1812-1889 Year of play 1837
+
Why is this classified This was classified as a Closet Drama because it was a drama that was read but not acted out on A
as a Closet Drama? stage. D
V
Source http://www.online-literature.com/robert-browning/ also http://www.answers.com/topic/verse-drama-and-dramatic-verse
High Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of High Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a High Comedy? Y
Source
Low Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Low Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a Low Comedy? Y
Source

2. Romantic Comedy Example
Playwright Name william Shakespeare Name of Play Twelfth Night E
N
G
Years lived 1564-1616 Year of play approx. 1599-1601
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Why is this classified as a This play is classified as a romantic Comedy because it is a humorous play about a love story A
Romantic Comedy? that ends in a tragic comedy. D
V
Source http://www.shakespeareglobeusa.org/Shakespeare-Twelfth-Night.htm
Comedy of Manners Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Comedy of Manners? Y
Source
What is an example of a Portrayed as pretty,pert,ditsy,date the jock of the
A cheerleader Why?
stock character? school
E
N
G
What is an example of a Portrayed as smart,dressed out of style,big glasses,
nerd Why?
stock character? an outcast +
A
D
What is an example of a Portrayed as pretty,center of attention,keeps up
prep Why? V
stock character? with the new fashion,usually stuck up
Classical Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play
Years lived Year of play
A
D
V
Why is this classified as a
Classical Tragedy? O
N
Source L
Y
Define HUBRIS

3. Revenge Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Revenge Tragedy? Y
Source
Domestic Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Domestic Tragedy? Y
Source
Tragicomedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play E
N
G
Years lived Year of play
+
Why is this classified as a A
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source
Theatre of the Absurd Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Theatre of the Absurd? Y
Source

4. Non Fiction Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as A
Non Fiction? D
V
Source
Bildungsroman Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Bildungsroman? Y
Source
Historical Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Historical Novel? Y
Source
Epistolary Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Epistolary Novel? Y
Source

5. Short Story Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as a A
Short Story? D
V
Source
Novella Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
+
Why is this classified as a A
Novella? D
V
Source
Epic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as A
an Epic Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as A
Dramatic Poetry? D
V
Source

6. Lyric Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
+
Why is this classified as a A
Lyric Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Monlogue Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem A
D
V
Years lived Year of Poem
O
N
Why is this classified as L
Dramatic Monlogue? Y
Source
Epigram Example
A
Example
D
V
Author
O
N
Why is this classified as L
an Epigram? Y
Source
Example
Author
Why is this classified as
an Epigram?
Source

7. Satire Example
E
Example of something
N
satiric or an example of
G
a prose that contains
satire
+
A
Author
D
V
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source
Example of something
satiric or an example of
a prose that contains
satire
Author
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source