Theatre and Drama in the Making: From antiquity through the eighteenth century

Abraham action actors Adrastus Aeschylus ancient appear Aristotle audience beginning bring called cause century character child chorus comedy comes criticism death drama effect Elizabethan English example fact father fear four French give Greek Greek tragedy hand happen heart imitation interest Isaac Italy John kill kind King less living London Lord manner matter means mind Moor nature never object observed pass passion performed persons Plautus play pleasure plot poet present probability produced question reason represented Roman rules scene seems seen Shakespeare speak spectators spirit stage story style tell theatre thee things thou thought tragedy tragic true truth turn unto virtue whole wife women write