Gorboduc is believed to be the first regular tragedy in English written by

Q: Gorboduc is believed to be the first regular tragedy in English written by:

a) Thomas Sackville & Thomas Norton

b) William Shakespeare & Edmond Spenser

c) John Milton & William  Wordsworth

d) None of these

Correct answer:    a) Thomas Sackville & Thomas Norton    

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Gorboduc by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton

Introduction

Among the first English regular tragedy plays is Thomas Sackville's and Thomas Norton's Gorbodduc, a sixteenth-century drama. This blank verse tragic drama deals with the Gorboduc, a mythical king of ancient Britain. It was first performed in 1561 at the Christmas celebration given by the Inner Temple. Additionally, it is called Ferrex and Porrex.

Gorboduc is one of the first English tragedies to borrow from the Senecan tragedy. Making use of classic formalities, including chorus and message (but ignoring the unity of time and place), it provides a blend of English and Classical elements. It ignores the unities of time and place and adds non-Classical dumb shows before each act, but it employs Classic formalities such as chorus and messenger. Gorboduc premiered before Queen Elizabeth I on Jan. 18, 1561. It was published in 1565 with printing errors and in better form in 1570 as The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex.

Biographies of Sackville and Norton

Thomas Sackville
Date of birth	1536
Date of death	19 April 1608
Belonged to	Sixteenth-century
Profession	English statesman Poet Dramatist
Works	Myrrour for Magistrates (1563) Floures for Latine Spekynge Selected and Gathered out of Terence
First Tragedy	Gorboduc (1561)

Thomas Norton
Date of birth	1532 (in London)
Date of death	10 March 1583
Belonged to	Sixteenth-century
Married to	Margery Cranmer
Profession	English Lawyer Politician Verse Writer
Works	Tottel’s Miscellany
First Tragedy	Gorboduc (1561)

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