The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy. Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness.

The trend for "plonking Hollywood stars into classics in the West End" has never looked more misconceived, said Robert ...

This course examines ancient Greek tragedy in translation. It looks at the transformation of myth into tragedy in the fifth century BCE and reflects on why these classical dramas remain popular today.

It’s notoriously difficult to bargain with the lord of the underworld, and when he concedes, it is ill advised to violate his ...

Shakespeare wrote different types of plays – histories, tragedies and comedies ... He borrowed from Latin and Greek authors as well as adapting stories from elsewhere in Europe.

He wrote different types of plays – histories, tragedies and comedies ... there and learned Latin and Greek. He got married at 18 and had children. Shakespeare moved to London, and became ...