Plays & Drama 1-18
18 entries in the Plays & Drama compendium.
Doctor Faustus (play)An Elizabethan tragedy of a scholar who sells his soul.Electra (Sophocles play)Sophoclean tragedy of a daughter's grief and revenge.HamletA tragedy of revenge, madness, and moral uncertainty.Hedda GablerDaughter of a general, trapped in an unwanted marriage.Henry IV, Part 1Shakespeare's history play of rebellion, honor, and Prince Hal's coming-of-age.Henry IV, Part 2A history play about Prince Hal's kingship and Falstaff's rejection.Henry V (play)Shakespeare's play about King Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt.Julius Caesar (play)Shakespeare's tragedy of political conspiracy and civil war in Rome.The SeagullChekhov's first major play, a comedy about love and art.The Suppliants (Aeschylus)Aeschylean tragedy where the chorus as protagonists flee forced marriage.The Taming of the ShrewA comedy of courtship and the taming of a shrew.Troilus and CressidaA Shakespearean play of love and war at Troy.Twelfth NightA romantic comedy of mistaken identity and festive revelry.Angels in AmericaTwo-part play examining AIDS and homosexuality in 1980s America.A Raisin in the SunThe title comes from the poem 'Harlem' (also known as 'A Dream Deferred') by Langston HughA Streetcar Named DesireA play about loss, desire, and family conflict in New Orleans.Amateur theatreUnpaid performers create community theatre for enjoyment, not profit.Women of TrachisWomen of Trachis (Ancient Greek: Τραχίνιαι, Trachiniai), c. The play is generally consider
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