In contrast to domestic tragedy in the grand manner, which involves kings, princes, and enterprises of great pitch and moment, domestic tragedy is a play about middle-class or lower-middle-class life that focuses on the more personal and domestic aspects of the tragedy. As previously stated, the typical daily work is the primary component of the domestic tragedy. This kind of drama depicts domestic conflicts and issues that ultimately lead to human suffering and death.
The great Elizabethan period marked the beginning of the domestic tragedy, which continued into the Restoration era.
During the English Renaissance, the first domestic tragedies were written in Britain; Arden of Faversham, published in 1592, was one of the first to depict a bourgeois man's murder by his unfaithful wife.
Domestic tragedy went out of style during the Restoration when Neoclassicism took over the stage, but it came back in the eighteenth century thanks to the work of George Lillo and Sir Richard Steele.
Characteristics of domestic tragedy
Domestic tragedy can be categorized based on the characteristics it incorporates. These are some:
# A story about "ordinary" people who come from the middle or lower classes.
# commonplace Settings, with an emphasis on the domestic sphere, or the family unit or home.
# Material on common issues like family conflict, economic injustice, poverty, and civil rights.
# Structure that is linear with few time jumps.
# A patriarchal figure who upholds the structure of the family and society as a whole and is a symbol of power and order. Most of the time, this character is in a fight in a domestic drama, which shows conflict and turmoil in the family.
# Language that is clear and unadorned, evoking the genuine speech of everyday people. The language used by characters should reflect their surroundings and socioeconomic status.
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