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  2. Shakespeare's plays - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare's plays are a canon of approximately 39 dramatic works written by the English poet, playwright, and actor William Shakespeare. The exact number of plays as well as their classifications as tragedy, history, comedy, or otherwise is a matter of scholarly debate. Shakespeare's plays are widely regarded as among the greatest in the ...

  3. Category:British plays - Wikipedia

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    After Life (play) Alasco; Albina, Countess Raimond; All in the Wrong; All of Us (play) All That Matters (play) All You Need is LSD; Almeyda, Queen of Granada; Almyna: or, The Arabian Vow. A Tragedy; Alzuma; Amasis, King of Egypt; And a Nightingale Sang; Animal Magnetism (play) Anne Blake; Antonio (play) The Apostate (play) The Apparition (play ...

  4. Greek tragedy - Wikipedia

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    Greek tragedy. Mask of Dionysus found at Myrina (Aeolis) of ancient Greece c. 200 BC – 1 BC, now at the Louvre. Greek tragedy ( Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized : tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play.

  5. Theatre of France - Wikipedia

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    Historic overview Secular French theatre. Discussions about the origins of non-religious theatre ("théâtre profane") -- both drama and farce—in the Middle Ages remain controversial, but the idea of a continuous popular tradition stemming from Latin comedy and tragedy to the 9th century seems unlikely.

  6. Medea (play) - Wikipedia

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    Medea. (play) Medea ( Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. It is based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and was first produced in 431 BC as part of a trilogy; the two other plays have not survived. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the kingdom of Colchis, and the ...

  7. Antigone (Sophocles play) - Wikipedia

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    Antigone. (Sophocles play) Antigone ( / ænˈtɪɡəni / ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles in (or before) 441 BC and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus of the same year. It is thought to be the second oldest surviving play of Sophocles, preceded by Ajax, which was written ...

  8. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

  9. Theatre of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Origins of Roman theatre. Rome was founded as a monarchy under Etruscan rule, and remained as such throughout the first two and a half centuries of its existence. Following the expulsion of Rome's last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, or "Tarquin the Proud," circa 509 BC, Rome became a republic and was henceforth led by a group of magistrates elected by the Roman people.

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