Definition of playwright Playwright
/plejˈɹajˌt/ - [pleyrayt] - play•wright
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What does playwright mean?
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- playwright (n.)
A maker or adapter of plays.
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playwright
A writer of plays for the theatre.
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A playwright is a person who writes plays for the stage. Because the name of such a text is "drama", another word for this person is dramatist. Sometimes, dramas are written to be read and not played. In that case, they are called "closet dramas".
The word "wright" does not come from write. It is an ancient English term for a builder. For example, a "wheelwright" makes wheels. In a similar way, a playwright makes plays. When the term was first used, it was meant as an insult. Today it has lost this meaning.
History.
The first playwrights in Western literature whose plays still exist were the Ancient Greeks. They were written around the 5th century BC. These playwrights are important as they wrote in a way that is still used by modern playwrights. Important among them are Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
The most famous playwright may be William Shakespeare. A lot of later work is based on his tragedies and comedies. For example, "Kiss Me, Kate" is based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", and his "Romeo and Juliet" has been made again many times. Tom Stoppard created the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1966 which is a modern adaptation of "Hamlet".
Modern playwrights.
Modern playwrights are usually less famous as past playwrights. Since television and movies were invented, theater has become less popular. Because it is less popular, tickets aren't selling as many as they used to, and producers often don't have enough money to make pla
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🔤- playwright, noun, singular of playwrights.
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