Genre of Plays
"Genre means: "type or category," in this Language"
"What Is French?"
"One of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of "Aeschylus;"
"Who is "Sophocles?"
" No one was more the master of verbal wit than this "Comic Playwright."
"Who is Oscar Wilde?"
"Celebrating the spirit of hope, personal freedom and natural instincts"
"What is "Romanticism?"
" A working class black family with three generations; five people living in a cramped apartment, it appears their fortune is about to change"
What is "A Raisin in the Sun?"
"A serious drama in which there's a downfall"
"What is "Tragedy?"
"The place known for the very First Playwright"
"What is Greece?"
This playwright made comedy plots, mistaken Identity, and ridiculous situations in his play, "Noises Off"
"Who is Michael Frayn?"
"The past 150 yrs, heroic drama has largely been replaced by these two other "Dramatic Concepts"
"What is "Domestic Drama?"
"In the early 1930's, two sisters lost their mama to heartache, cause her daughter was pregnant at 12"
"What is "The Color Purple?"
"Heroic Drama," and "Melodrama"
" What are "Other Genres of Serious Theatre?"
"He wrote the most famous "Tragedy Stories"
Who is "William Shakespeare?"
"This playwright was the master upper class comedy in the Twentieth Century"
"Who is Noel Coward?"
"Dramatic form, became popular in the "Nineteenth Century"
"What is "Melodrama?"
"A team, until the wife finds the husband's been cheating; but he becomes paralyzed"
What is " Diary of a Mad Black Woman?"
"Generally , The hero or heroine of this genre is an extraordinary person, like a "King or a Queen"
"What is "Modern Tragedy"
"He was a primary tragedian producing such examples of neo-classical perfection s Pedre, Andromaque, and Athalie."
Who is "Jean Batiste Racine"
" This playwright invented a feisty black woman, and the world calla her, "Madea"
"Who is Tyler Perry?"
" This form of tragedy drama, becomes irretrievable, there is no "Turning Back"
" A beautiful lion learns the ways and journey of lion hood, for "Simba was to be King"
"What is "The Lion King?"
"This Genre began in the nineteenth century did not have Kings and Queens"
What is "Modern Tragedy?"
"He was married to "Marilyn Monroe"
"Who's Arthur Miller"
A writer that performs her comedy in "Stand Up and she was in "Foster care"
"Who is Tiffany Haddish?"
" Beginning in the nineteenth century; written in prose rather than "Poetry"
"What is "Modern Tragedy?"
"Adapted from a book, two birds with different lives one flies and feels the freedom, the other bird, wings clipped, feet tied"
"What is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?"