write an essay on pre Shakespearean english drama
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The Pre-Shakespearean dramatists are known as the ‘University Wits’. They are so called as nearly all of them were closely associated with oxford and Cambridge University. As we know the condition of the drama that preceded them was precarious and chaotic; - “The classicists had form, but not fire; the popular dramatists had interest, but little sense of form”. They tried and were able to unite the classical conception of the drama and enthusiasm and favour of the popular dramatists. They were usually actors and dramatists. Their training began as actors. They revised old plays and finally became independent writers. They all were more or less acquainted with each other, and most of them led irregular Bohemian lives. Their plays had several features in common.
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