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• Allegory - This is a type of drama with symbolic characters representing abstract concepts. An example of an allegorical play is The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
• Burlesque - This is a type of drama that ridicules or satirizes a well-known play or dramatic style. An example of this type of play is Tom Stoppard’s 1974 play Travesties.
• Farce - This is a type of drama that exaggerates comic and highly improbable situations.
• Melodrama - This is a type of drama filled with pathetic situations. An example of a melodrama is Pygmalion by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
• Naturalistic play - it is a drama that represents the dark sides of life. Miss Julie by August Strindberg is an example of naturalistic play
• Problem play - The drama represents a current social problem and provides a solution or course of action
• Realistic play - This type of drama presents an image of what is really happening in society.
• Romantic play - this is a type of drama that magnifies and embellishes reality. An example is Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
• Travesty - this is a type of satirical drama that pokes fun at manners, a way of ife, or old beliefs.