History of English Drama Class 11 : Solution

Maharashtra State Board has included Drama Genre along with history of English Drama in class 11 to encourage students to take interest in the different literary forms. Here we will learn in short but exclusively History of English Drama.

Elements of drama.

State a type of drama each from any four periods of history.

Name any four periods of History of British Drama.

Types Of Drama

Differentiate poetry, prose, drama and novel.

Poetry consists of lines, stanzas. It has rhyme and rhythm. It is short in size but deep in meaning.

Prose consists of sentences and paragraphs.

Drama consists dialogues, scenes and acts. Story is narrated through the characters. It is written for performance.

Novel is longer story in narrative form.

Elements Of Drama

Features Of One Act Play

Expansion of Idea

Match The Columns

Column A	Column B
i) Medieval Period 11th to 15th Century	a) Dr. Faustus
ii) Renaissance Period (1600 to1700)	b) Murder in the Cathedral by Eliot
iii) Restoration Period (1600 onwards)	c) All For Love
iv) Modern Period (1901 to 1945)	d)Robin Hood

Sameer Khasnis’ Views on History of Drama

Q.5 A) Complete the following by choosing correct alternatives

i) Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare
ii) Plot is a place where the story takes place →
iii) The struggle between two opposite forces is called → conflict
iv) The period from 11th to 15th century is known as → Medieval Period

Q.5 A (2) Match the following (Matched)
A. B

Plot. – Series of events
Henrik Ibsen. – A Doll’s House
G.B. Shaw. – Arms and the Man
Samuel Beckett – Waiting for Godot