modrendramabynageenakhtar-180410204146.pdf

1. MODERN DRAMA
CATEGORIES INTO 3 PHASES.

2. MAIN FEATURES
• Modern dramatist focused on marriage, justice , law,
administration and talked against the parental authority.
• They used classical style. They focused on reasons.
• They use theater for reform in condition prevailing in society at
that days.
• Dealt with the problem of sex and youth.

3. 3 PHASES OF MODERN DRAMA
• 1st phase is marked by G. B Shaw’s plays.
• 2nd phase comprises on Irish movement.
• 3rd phase is comprises of plays of T.S.Eliot. This phase show the
composition of poetic drama inspired by Elizabeth and Jacobean.

4. MAIN FEATURES.
• Realism.
Most important and significant figure.
Modren dramatics were interested in Naturalism and try to deal with
real life problem .
Ibsen Popularized the Realism In modern drama. And dealt with real
life problem in his novels.

5. ROMANTICISM
• Another main feature of modern drama.
• Focused on emotions, nature , freedom, equality which were the
main characteristics of Elizabethan age.

6. Play of Ideas
• Modern drama is essentially a drama of ideas.
• Dramatist used stage give expression to certain idea which they
want to spread in society.
• Touch the human emotions. Deal with the things which are near
and dear to man.

7. IRISH MOVEMENT
• A new trend was introduced by modern dramatist. Who brought
about Celtic revival in literature( dramatist like yeast and
T.C.Murrey)
• In modern drama there was an expression of hope and
aspirations for Irish people.

8. EXPRESSIONISM/ Impressionism
• Movement that rise to express the feeling and emotions of people.
• Started in Germany and made its way in England.
• The great people who follow this movement:. (J.B.Priestly,
C.K.Munro)

9. IMPORTANT DRAMATIST
• George Bernard Shaw.

10. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW ( 1856_1950)
• Irish man, father of comedy of idea, great thinker, genius, social
entertainer, and great socialist
• He was influenced by Karl Marx. As socialist.
• He was under the influence of Samuel Bullet who was dissatisfied
by the Darwinian theory of natural selection.

11. CHARACTERISTICS.
• He discussed in his play certain modern life problem
• He wrote prefaces before plays. Which makes batter
understanding to play.
• Wrote on civilized society.
• He did not wrote his play with the feature of revolt.

12. STYLE OF WRITING.
• Jest (laughing stone), and verbal (express in words), wit (reason)
• remember classical style in writings.

13. THEME
• Dealt with problems concerned with modern society.
• Widower’s house: he put the blame on society not at the individual
Landlord for creating abuses for property.
• Man and Superman:. Compels a woman to hunt out man, capture and
marry him.
• In getting married:. He showed the unnaturalness of home life as in
present society.
• In apple cart : Shaw ridiculed the working of Democratic form of
government.

14. OTHER DRAMATIST.
• Oscar Wilde(1856_1900)
• John Galsworthy(1867_1933)
• John Masefield(1878_1967)