Drama is a literary term derived from Greek language means action. It can be defined, “drama is an action that is performed on the stage along with characters before the audience. ” Its beginning is adhered to Greek religion as acting before god for making him pleasant. They mostly wrote tragedies and comedies. In English literature, its beginning is, too, linked to religious drama____liturgy plays, mystery plays, miracle plays, morality plays, tragedies, comedies and the modern plays. The modern era divides it into full length plays and short plays.

The following are the most important elements of drama: