AGES ERA PERIOD
16TH CENTURY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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villain tragedy
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poetic tragedy
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heroic tragedy
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revenge tragedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first English tragedy, Gorboduc (1561), by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton, is a chain of slaughter and revenge written in direct imitation of Seneca.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tragedie of Gorboduc, also titled Ferrex and Porrex, is an English play from 1561. It was first performed at the Christmas celebration given by the Inner Temple in 1561, and performed at Whitehall before Queen Elizabeth I on 18 January 1561, by the Gentlemen of the Inner Temple.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the first English tragedies to take Senecan tragedy as its model, Gorboduc is a blend of English and Classical elements. It ignores the unities of time and place and adds non-Classical dumb shows before each act, but it employs Classic formalities such as chorus and messenger.