The Origins of Drama

The origin of dramatic poetry was due to two courses, each of them part of human nature. Imitation is natural to man from childhood - he is the most imitative creature in the world. The fact that there is safety in numbers and when we work together we can achieve more than we can on our own is a huge driving force. A third element is I think, unnaturally sociable nature. Where all social animals and like indeed need to do things together,. We like to entertain each other and share in communal enjoyments as well as personal private ones.