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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name Christopher Marlowe Name of Play Tamburlaine
E
Years lived 1564-1593 Year of play 1587 N
G
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe
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Playwright Name Miklós László Name of Play The Big City A
D
V
Years lived 1903 - 1973 Year of play 1948
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miklos_Laszlo
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Fulke Greville Name of Closet Drama Fulke Greville E
N
G
Years lived 1554-1628 Year of play 1633
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Why is this classified A
A drama written to be rad and not played on stage.
as a Closet Drama? D
V
Source http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Fulke-Greville
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 Pierre de Marivaux Name of Play Le Jeu de l'Amour et du Hasard E
N
G
Years lived 1688 -1763 Year of play 1730
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Why is this classified as a A
a humorous movie, play, or novel about a love story that ends happiness.
Romantic Comedy? D
V
Source http://www.freebase.com/view/en/romantic_comedy/-/theater/theater_genre/plays_in_this_genre
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 She is a Femme Fatale and plays this role by using
Black Widow Why?
stock character? her attractiveness to lour men into a trap.
E
N
G
What is an example of a He is an outlaw and plays the role of stealing from
Robin Hood Why?
stock character? the rich and giving to the poor. +
A
D
What is an example of a He is the sidekick and plays the role of helping the
Robin (batman) Why? V
stock character? hero.
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 James Shirley Name of Play The Young Admiral E
N
G
Years lived 1596-1666 Year of play 1633
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Why is this classified as a A
A drama that has tragedy and comedy.
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Shirley
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 CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Name of Book Artificial Paradise E
N
G
Years lived 1821-1867 Year of Book 1860
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Why is this classified as A
It is based on real facts.
Non Fiction? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire
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 W. W. Jacobs Name of Book The Monkey's Paw E
N
G
Years lived 1863-1943 Year of Book 1902
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Why is this classified as a A
It has one basic theme.
Short Story? D
V
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._W._Jacobs
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
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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