1. Drama
1.1. Written to be performed in front of audience
1.1.1. Structure
1.1.1.1. Divided into acts and scenes
1.1.1.2. Includes pilot, character revelation, climax and suspence
1.1.2. Settings
1.1.2.1. Time and Place of the play
1.1.3. Characters
1.1.3.1. Historical or Imaginary, protagonist vs antagonist
1.1.4. Devices
1.1.4.1. Monologue
1.1.4.2. Aside
1.1.4.3. Stage directions
1.1.4.4. Soliloquy
2. Tragedy
2.1. A play with a complex and unhappy ending
2.1.1. Greek Tragedy
2.1.1.1. Single action
2.1.1.2. Limited characters
2.1.1.3. Religious themes
2.1.2. Elizabethan Tragedy
2.1.2.1. More characters
2.1.2.2. Less rigid structure
2.1.3. Modern Tragedy
2.1.3.1. Focuses on ordinary people as tragic heroes
3. Comedy
3.1. A play with a pleasant and a happy ending
3.1.1. Romantic Comedy
3.1.1.1. Love and laughter
3.1.2. Comedy of Manners
3.1.2.1. Focusing on social classes and norms
3.2. Modern Drama (20th Century)
3.2.1. New themes with playwrights like John Osborne, and Harold Pinter
3.2.1.1. Elements of Comedy and Tragedy
3.2.2. Theatre of Absurd
3.2.2.1. Absurdity of human existence