Category
page 1British tragedy plays
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
play by Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta
play by Christopher Marlowe
The Spanish Tragedy
Play by Thomas Kyd
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
tragedy written by John Ford
Blood Brothers
musical by Willy Russell
The Duchess of Malfi
1623 tragedy by John Webster
Tamburlaine
thumb|right|An Marlowe portrait|anonymous portrait, often believed to show Christopher Marlowe. [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.]]
Tamburlaine the Great is a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor Timur (Tamerlane/Timur the Lame, d. 1405). Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier Tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexity. Along with Thomas
Edward II
play by Christopher Marlowe
Gorboduc
English play from 1561
Dido, Queen of Carthage
play by Marlowe
Samson Agonistes
tragedy by John Milton
The White Devil
1612 play by John Webster
A Yorkshire Tragedy
play probably mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare
Arden of Faversham
play
Blasted
Blasted is the first play by the British author Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1995 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London.
The Revenger's Tragedy
1607 play written by Thomas Middleton
Crave
play written by Sarah Kane
All for Love
drama by John Dryden
The Changeling
English tragedy play
Cato, a Tragedy
play by Joseph Addison
A Woman Killed with Kindness
play written by Thomas Heywood
Venice Preserv'd
play by Thomas Otway
The Witch of Edmonton
play written by Thomas Dekker
Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice
play written by Lord Byron
The Second Maiden's Tragedy
play (probably mistakenly) attributed to Shakespeare