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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name Anton Chekhov Name of Play The Cherry Orchard
E
Years lived 1860-1904 Year of play 1904 N
G
Source http://www.theatredatabase.com/19th_century/anton_chekhov_001.html, http://www.theatrehistory.com/russian/chekhov0
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Playwright Name David Hare Name of Play Plenty A
D
V
Years lived 1947-Present Year of play 1978
Source http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc52.html
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Samuel Daniel Name of Closet Drama E
N
G
Years lived Year of play
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Why is this classified A
as a Closet Drama? D
V
Source
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 Name of Play E
N
G
Years lived Year of play
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Why is this classified as a A
Romantic Comedy? D
V
Source
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 stock character because she represents
Why?
stock character? Repunzel the damsel in distress.
E
N
G
What is an example of a He is a stock character because he represents the
Lt. Dan Taylor Why?
stock character? bitter war veteran in various movies. +
A
D
What is an example of a He is a stock character because he represents the
Gunnery Sgt. Hartman Why? V
stock character? harsh drill sergeant in military movies.
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 Samuel Beckett Name of Play Waiting for Godot E
N
G
Years lived 1906-1089 Year of play 1953
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Why is this classified as a It is an example of a tragic comedy because the play mixes with tragedy and comedy, it has a A
Tragicomedy? tragic climax but a happy conclusion. D
V
Source http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc7.htm
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 Upton Sinclair Name of Book The Jungle E
N
G
Years lived 1878-1968 Year of Book 1906
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Why is this classified as This book is classified as non fiction because it is a journalistic account of what happened at the A
Non Fiction? meat factories. D
V
Source http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jupton.htm
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 Honore de Balzac Name of Book Eugénie Grandet E
N
G
Years lived 1799-1850 Year of Book 1834
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Why is this classified as a This book is classified as a short story because it is fiction and it follows one characters conflict A
Short Story? with others. D
V
Source http://www.oldandsold.com/articles22/honore-de-balzac-6.shtml#
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
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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