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Chapter Seven discusses the various viewpoints or genres that can be employed in a dramatic script.
After reading this chapter you should:
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Have a basic understanding of the two main genres: tragedy and comedy. |
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Be aware of the influence of the social climate of a historic period on the prominence of tragedies in drama. |
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Be familiar with the differences between traditional and modern tragedies. |
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Have an understanding of the characteristics and different forms of comedy. |
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Have a knowledge of the other genres: heroic drama, melodrama, domestic or Bourgeois drama, and tragicomedy. |
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Know the difference between the Shakespearean tragicomedy and modern tragicomedy. |