Young men, my suitors, now my lord is dead, let me finish my weaving before i marry, or else my thread will have been spun in vain. it is a shroud i weave for lord laertes, when cold death comes to lay him on his bier. which character trait is displayed by penelope in both the poem, “an ancient gesture” and these lines from book 2? a) sincere loyalty b) delayed sympathy c) restless impatience d)purposeful tolerance

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.