Black Comedy
Black comedy is otherwise known as black humour and possibly first appeared in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s in American literature. It is a dark comedy (hence black) and…
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Comedy of Manners
A Comedy of Manners is a play concerned with satirising society’s manners. A manner is a method in which everyday duties are performed, conditions of society, or a way of…
Revenge Tragedy
Tragedy in the days of Shakespeare is often referred to as Elizabethan tragedy. Few people realise this was a revivial of a form that had a long history, originating alongside…
Effective Symbolism in Drama
What is A Symbol? A symbol implies a greater meaning than the literal suggestion and is usually used to represent something other than what it is at face value. Symbolism…