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Question
State a type of drama each from any four periods of history.
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Solution
The periods of the history of British Drama are each well known for their characteristic plays. These are of the following types:
- Medieval Period: Didactic plays, Mystery plays, Miracle plays, Cycle plays, Morality plays.
- Renaissance Period: Tragic – Comedy, Melancholy, Revenge plays.
- Restoration Period: Heroic drama, Pathetic drama, Restoration drama, Restoration comedy.
- Victorian Period: All types of plays.
- Modern Period: Stream of consciousness, Absurd plays, Poetic drama, Radio drama.
- Post-Modern Era: Almost all types of dramas, Kitchen sink drama.
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