Famous Playwrights

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS

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Patrick Molinari

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Welcome Playwrights!

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We have studied twelve well-known playwrights throughout the year. Use this as a study guide for the upcoming exam.

Watch this Youtube podcast about the life of William Shakespeare

Anton Chekhov

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Born: January 29th, 1860

Nationality: Russian

Style/Themes: Tragedies

Some Well Known Plays:

The Seagull (1896)Uncle Vanya (1900)Three Sisters (1901)The Cherry Orchard (1904)

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Lorraine HansberryBorn: May 19th, 1930

Nationality: American

Style/Themes: Political Writer, Race

Some well known plays:

A Raisin in the Sun (1959)The Drinking Gourd (1960)

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Henrik IbsenBorn: March 20, 1826

Nationality: Norwegian

Style/Themes: Father of Realism

Some well known plays:

A Dolls House (1879)The Lady from the Sea (1888)Hedda Gabler (1890)

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Christopher Marlowe

Born: February 26th, 1564

Nationality: English

Style/Themes: Elizabethan Tragedian

Some well known plays:

Tamburlaine (1587)The Jew of Malta (1589)The Massacre at Paris (1593)

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Arthur Miller

Born: October 17th, 1915

Nationality: American

Style/Themes: Tragedies

Some well known plays:

All My Sons (1947)Death of a Salesman (1949)The Crucible (1953)

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Eugene O’NeillBorn: October 16, 1888

Nationality: American

Style/Themes: Realism/Tragedy

Some well known plays:

Desire Under the Elms (1925)Lazarus Laughed (1926)The Iceman Cometh (1939)

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William ShakespeareBaptized: April 26, 1564

Nationality: English

Styles/Themes: Ironic, Tragedy, Comedic, Historic

Some well known plays:

Romeo and JulietA Midsummer's Night DreamHamlet(Exact Dates Unknown)

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George Bernard ShawBorn: July 26, 1856

Nationality: Irish

Styles/Themes: Social Issues/Working Class

Some Well Known Plays:

Pygmalion (1912)Heartbreak House (1919)Back to Methuselah (1921)

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Neil SimonBorn: July 4th, 1927

Nationality: American

Styles/Themes: Comedy

Some well known plays:

The Odd Couple (1965)Sweet Charity (1966)The Sunshine Boys (1972)

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SophoclesBorn: 469 B.C.

Nationality: Athenian

Style/Themes: Tragedies/Tragic Heroes/Hermitia

Some well known plays:

Oedipus the KingOedipus RexAntigone (exact dates unknown)

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Oscar WildeBorn: October 16th, 1854

Nationality: Irish

Style/Themes: Variety of Philosophies

Some well known plays:

A Woman of No Importance (1893)An Ideal Husband (1895)The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)

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Tennessee WilliamsBorn: March 26, 1911

Nationality: American

Style/Themes: Working Class

Some well known plays:

The Glass Menagerie (1944)A Streetcar Named Desire (1949)Cat on the Hot Tin Roof (1955)

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About the Author

Name: Patrick Molinari

School: Grand Valley State University

Major: Secondary English Education

Hometown: Spring Lake, Michigan

Age: 20

Future Aspirations: Law

Email: Pmolinari1989@gmail.com

Resources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoA6o7fhgc