The Three Unities of Drama

THE THREE UNITIES   (1) UNITY OF TIME: The unity of time allows only single revolution of the sun in the life of the protagonist on the stage. In other…

Myth literary term

  MYTH In ancient Greece, the term "Mythos" signified any story or plot, whether true or false. Today, a myth is one story in mythology - a system of hereditary…

Problem Play Literary Term

Problem Play This term is used to describe serious drama in which the problems of human life are presented. For example Shakespeare's King Lear. In a more specialized sense it…