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Drama 

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Drama comes from the Greek word for "action" later it derived into the meaning of 'to do'. Drama is a specific mode that represent human life, their problems, troubles, feelings, attitudes in performance.  In theater, drama is presented by actors to an audience. Great dramatist Shakespeare in his drama as you like it introduces; 

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages." (As You Like It Act 2, scene 7, 139–143 - Jaques)



 Prescribed Dramas for G.C.E Advanced Level English Literature. 
  • Othello - William Shakespeare

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare

  • The Seagull - Anton Chekhov 

  • Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett

  • The House of Bernarda Alba - Federico Garcia Lorca   

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