William Shakespeare (1564-1616) William Shakespeare 1564-1616 “All the world 's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” Born in Stratford The 3rd of 8 kids Worked as an actor By 1594 at least 6 plays had been published The New Globe Theater 1999 Comedies The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like I Twelfth Night Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice Tragedies Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Act III, Scene I A room in the castle (The textbook: -77) About Drama Definition: 1) Drama is derived from the Greek word “dran”, which means “ to do “ or “ to act”, it refers to a group of plays types of drama, it refers to a group of plays. A prose or position, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action. 2) A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema. act - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending tragedy - drama in which the protagonist is e by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity edy: Pure forms of tragedy edy have rarely appeared in modern drama. Most British and American plays offer some mixture of the two forms. When the patterns and emotions are mixed , the play is called a edy.
