Sejanus: His Fall

Tragic play depicting the rise and downfall of Roman statesman Sejanus

Tragedies   834 reading

The Inflexible Captive: A Tragedy, in Five Acts

18th-century play exploring themes of patriotism, virtue, and familial duty

Tragedies   806 reading

Anathema: A Tragedy in Seven Scenes

Exploration of human conflicts and resolutions through dramatic narrative poetry

Tragedies   799 reading

Cato: A Tragedy, in Five Acts

Tragic play about stoic Cato's stand against Julius Caesar in Utica

Tragedies   668 reading

Ponteach; Or, The Savages of America

A Native American chief seeks revenge.

Tragedies   659 reading

Locrine

A dramatic retelling of ancient British legends through poetic dialogue

Tragedies   613 reading

Arden of Feversham

Elizabethan tragedy about a fatal domestic conspiracy against a wealthy husband

Tragedies   512 reading

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois

Tale of honor, revenge, and tragic hubris in French court society

Tragedies   500 reading