Think about the experiences you've had with dramatic texts, including seeing live performances or film adaptations. how does the era in which a play was written affect your ability to enjoy it or understand it? how is it different to read or see a play written more than two millennia ago (such as tragedies and comedies from ancient greece) compared to a few centuries ago (for example, shakespeare or others from the renaissance) or one produced in the last 100 years? need !