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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name Marc Blitzstein Name of Play The Cradle Will Rock
E
Years lived 1905-1964 Year of play 1938 N
G
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Blitzstein
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Playwright Name E.E. Cummings Name of Play Santa Claus: A Morality A
D
V
Years lived 1894-1964 Year of play 1946
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus:_A_Morality
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Robert Browning Name of Closet Drama Pappi Passes E
N
G
Years lived 1812-1889 Year of play 1841
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Why is this classified A
as a Closet Drama? D
V
Source http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Robert+Browning
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 Joseph Hardy Name of Play Broadway E
N
G
Years lived 1929-present. Year of play 1979
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Why is this classified as a A
Romantic Comedy? D
V
Source http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Romantic+Comedy+(play)
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
Nazi Why? mean, bad, killers.
stock character?
E
N
G
What is an example of a
Jock Why? big, sports person, girl friend all the time.
stock character? +
A
D
What is an example of a
Nerd Why? very smart, gets picked on V
stock character?
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 Euripides Name of Play Alcestis E
N
G
Years lived 480 B.C.- 406 B.C. Year of play 438 B.C.
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Why is this classified as a A
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Alcestis+(play)
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
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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
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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