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Review: grotowski.net
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Classical tragedy in most Greek and Elizabethan drama involves protagonists who are kings or members of the aristocracy in society. Their subsequent downfall is even more tragic due to their rank. But the Elizabethan period also witnessed the birth of a new form of tragedy that saw the protagonist as the common man. These works…
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