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Playwright Examples
Playwright Name George Bernard Shaw Name of Play Widowers' Houses
E
Years lived July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950 Year of play December 9, 1892 N
G
Source "George Bernard Shaw." Www.wikipedia.com. Web.
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Playwright Name Niccolo Machiavelli Name of Play The Prince A
D
V
Years lived May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527 Year of play 1513
Source "Niccolo Machiavelli." Www.wikipedia.org. Web.
Closet Drama Example
Playwright Name Mary Sidney Name of Closet Drama The Countesse of Pembroke's Arcadia E
N
G
Years lived October 17, 1561 – September 27, 1621 Year of play 1560
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Why is this classified This is classified as a closet drama because the play's are written as a book instead of a play's that A
as a Closet Drama? can be conducted. D
V
Source "Mary Sidney." Www.absoluteastronomy.com. Web.
High Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of High Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a High Comedy? Y
Source
Low Comedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Low Comedy A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified L
as a Low Comedy? Y
Source

2. Romantic Comedy Example
Playwright Name Preston Sturges Name of Play The Lady Eve E
N
G
Years lived August 27, 1898 – August 6, 1959 Year of play 1941
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Why is this classified as a A
Because it is a movie that is a love story that has a Tragedy comedy ending.
Romantic Comedy? D
V
Source "Preston Sturges." Www.wikipedia.org. Web.
Comedy of Manners Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Comedy of Manners? Y
Source
What is an example of a
Jews Why?
stock character?
E
N
G
What is an example of a
Why?
stock character? +
A
D
What is an example of a
Why? V
stock character?
Classical Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play
Years lived Year of play
A
D
V
Why is this classified as a
Classical Tragedy? O
N
Source L
Y
Define HUBRIS

3. Revenge Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Revenge Tragedy? Y
Source
Domestic Tragedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Domestic Tragedy? Y
Source
Tragicomedy Example
Playwright Name Name of Play E
N
G
Years lived Year of play
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Why is this classified as a A
Tragicomedy? D
V
Source
Theatre of the Absurd Example
Playwright Name Name of Play A
D
V
Years lived Year of play
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Theatre of the Absurd? Y
Source

4. Non Fiction Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
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Why is this classified as A
Non Fiction? D
V
Source
Bildungsroman Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Bildungsroman? Y
Source
Historical Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Historical Novel? Y
Source
Epistolary Novel Example
Author's Name Name of Book A
D
V
Years lived Year of Book
O
N
Why is this classified as a L
Epistolary Novel? Y
Source

5. Short Story Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
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Why is this classified as a A
Short Story? D
V
Source
Novella Example
Author's Name Name of Book E
N
G
Years lived Year of Book
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Why is this classified as a A
Novella? D
V
Source
Epic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
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Why is this classified as A
an Epic Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
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Why is this classified as A
Dramatic Poetry? D
V
Source

6. Lyric Poetry Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem E
N
G
Years lived Year of Poem
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Why is this classified as a A
Lyric Poem? D
V
Source
Dramatic Monlogue Example
Poet's Name Name of Poem A
D
V
Years lived Year of Poem
O
N
Why is this classified as L
Dramatic Monlogue? Y
Source
Epigram Example
A
Example
D
V
Author
O
N
Why is this classified as L
an Epigram? Y
Source
Example
Author
Why is this classified as
an Epigram?
Source

7. Satire Example
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Example of something
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satiric or an example of
G
a prose that contains
satire
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A
Author
D
V
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source
Example of something
satiric or an example of
a prose that contains
satire
Author
Why is this classified as
Satire?
Source