The nature of drama -- Sophoclean tragedy -- Religion and tragedy -- Shakespearean tragedy -- Comedy and satire: A midsummer night's dream and Volpone and later developments in comedy -- Ibsen and Miller: the individual and society -- Chekhov and the drama of social change: The cherry orchard -- Shaw and Brecht: 'making us think' -- Beckett and Pinter: empty spaces and closed rooms.
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