PDF Books in Tragedy
Antigone
by SophoclesAntigone written by Sophocles is the third play of The Oedipus Trilogy which portrays the braveness of Oedipus daughter Antigone and the tragedy of the Thebes ruler Creon. The death of Oedipus triggered the civil war and the sons of Oedipus died in an attempt for the throne. Creon, the ruler of the Thebes has decided to honor Eteocles and Polyne..
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik IbsenHedda Gabler is a play written by Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright and poet who is remembered for his realistic plays A Doll's House, Emperor and Galilean, and Peer Gynt to name a few. Hedda Gabler, a drama of realism has received many negative reviews for portraying the heroine as manipulative villain. Hedda Gabler, the daughter of an arist..
Life Is a Dream
by Pedro Calderon de la BarcaLife Is a Dream is a Spanish play based on a dire prophecy written by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, a Spanish dramatist remembered as one of the finest playwrights of world literature. His notable works include The Siege of Breda, Love, Honor and Power, The Phantom Lady and The House with Two Doors. Basilio, The king of Poland prisons his so..
Othello
by William ShakespeareThe Tragedy of Othello is tragedy written by William Shakespeare based on the inspiration from an Italian short story of Cinthio, A Moorish Captain. Othello is performed only in professional theaters due its vulnerabilities of its themes of racism, love, jealousy, and betrayal. This play narrates the vulnerabilities of human minds makes their li..
Ghosts
by Henrik IbsenGhosts, is a three act play written by Henrik Johan Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright remembered as “The Father of Realism”. Apart from his magnum opus A Doll's House, his popular works include Hedda Gabbler, An Enemy of the People, and The Master Builder. Ghosts explores the 19th century morality, scripted in three acts. Helen Alving, is married to..
The Tragedy of King Lear
by William ShakespeareThe Tragedy of King Lear is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English playwrights who penned the most performed plays of the world such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Tempest and Othello. The Tragedy of King Lear narrates the disastrous end of King Lear and her daughters, caused by the King’s failur..
Phaedra
by Jean RacinePhaedra is a tragic play originally written by Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca and this alexandrine verse is written by French dramatist Jean Racine. Phaedra narrates the unnatural desires of love and romance in the ancient Athens kingdom. King Theseus of Athens has not returned from his search to capture Persephone from the underworld. ..
The Duchess of Malfi
by John WebsterOne of the greatest tragedies of English Renaissance, The Duchess of Malfi has followed the trend of stage violence influenced by the Roman philosopher Seneca’s works. Scripted by the Shakespeare’s contemporary and Jacobean dramatist John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi is considered as one of his two masterpieces, the other being “The white devil”...