Write a comparative note on the epic and the drama keeping in mind their specific features.
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The comparison of the epic and the dram can be made in the following points:
a) Both Epic and drama are literary forms that deal with the fictional world. Epic is a long narrative poem whereas the drama is not specifically defined by its length. For example, Homer's Iliad is an epic and Sophocles's Oedipus Rex is a drama.
b) Drama is written in dialogue forms whereas most of the epics are written in prose form. Drama is written to be performed on the stage by artists whereas epic is written only for reading.
c) Epic deals with extraordinary heroic events like the war on a larger scale whereas drama states the ordinary events of life. For example, Aphra Behn's "The Rover" is a drama that talks about social issues like marriage and patriarchy whereas Iliad deals with a devastating war in Troy.