types of greek dramas

• Tragedy


  A character is confronted with a difficult moral choice and usually ends in his or her death
• Comedy


  A humorous entertaining performance with a happy ending
• Tragedy


  A play that ends unhappily
• Themes in classic Greek tragedies


  • Right and wrong
  • Justice and injustice
  • Life and death
• Tragedies


  • Pit human limitations against the larger forces of destiny
• Tragic hero


  A protagonist who is noble and in many ways admirable, but has a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to a tragic end (e.g. pride, rebelliousness, jealousy)
• Comedy


  A play that ends happily, with the plot usually centering on a romantic conflict, and In most cases, the ends with a wedding.
• Main characters in a comedy


  • Nobility
  • Townspeople
  • Servants
• Modern play


  May be tragedy, comedy, or a mixture of the two, usually focuses on personal issues, and is about ordinary people
• Modern playwrights


  • Often experiment with unconventional plot structures (e.g. long flashbacks, music, visual projections of a character's private thoughts)
• Elements of drama


  • Plot
  • Theme
  • Character
  • Language
  • Dialogue
  • Monologue
  • Spectacle
  • Costumes
  • Props