What are the differences between classical and modern drama?

Answer 1

there is a great difference between classical and modern drama.classical drama deals with the life of high socil class like kings and princes where there is no reality in the story of the play.while the modern drama deals with ordinary people who really do such acts which the modern drama presents.classical drama does not present real life.it presents such stories on which people donot believe.to prove this statememt we would take the example of clasical play King Lear by Shakespear.in this play at the very first scene we see that a king foolishly decides to divide his kingdom among his daughters by giving them a love test.according to the divison formalities he banishe his yonger daughter who really loves him but can,t flatter him like her like other daughters.he also banishes his truted employee who intervenes to solve the problem.at the end of the play we see that his daughters throw him out from his house.this play seems completely unrealistic because this cannot possible in this real life. A king who is mentally and physically quick, who has been ruling over a country before eighty years cant do so,and the daughter can,t banishes his father. in modern play there is complete realty.modern play presents real life.the example of real modern play is of henrik ibsen play a doll,s house in which he presents housband.s wife,s relation.