Dept. of English

                                                                                       HISTORY PLAYS A  history play  (sometimes known as a ...

  FARCE The exaggerated form of comedy is said to be farce in which no attempt is made at portraying the loyalty of a person or his belief...

  MELODRAMA Melodrama is said to be lower in form than tragedy. Originally a song is said to have a prominent place in melodrama. But now ...

  Tragic-Comedy As the name implies, Tragic-Comedy is half tragedy and half comedy, and is said to be mingled harmoniously together. It is...

  Comedy Comedy deals with the light side of life. It aims at evoking our laughter. In comedy though fortune may be unkind for a while all...

  Tragedy Tragedy deals with the dark side of life. It aims at inspiring us with pity and awe. In tragedy the characters are involved in c...

  Drama History of Drama The word drama comes from the Greek word meaning ‘action’.   It started with the Greeks and Romans and hence ...