Drama

Drama explores the full spectrum of human emotion through intense, character-driven narratives that examine conflict, relationships, and moral dilemmas. These stories often deal with serious themes like love, loss, betrayal, and redemption, drawing readers into deeply felt experiences. Drama can be found in novels and plays alike, offering powerful catharsis and insight. Classic works include Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Playwrights like Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill, and August Wilson shaped modern dramatic literature. Discover drama on TextStack and read these powerful works for free in our online reader.

103 books

Books

Henry IV, Part II

Henry IV, Part II

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart

Ajax

Ajax

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

Short Plays

Short Plays

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

The Unicorn from the Stars

The Unicorn from the Stars

Exiles

Exiles

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

King John

King John

The Mule-Bone

The Mule-Bone

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

Henry V

Henry V

Fanny’s First Play

Fanny’s First Play

Getting Married

Getting Married

Henry IV, Part I

Henry IV, Part I

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Henry VI, Part I

Henry VI, Part I

Henry VI, Part III

Henry VI, Part III

King Lear

King Lear

You Never Can Tell

You Never Can Tell

The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny

Electra

Electra

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

The Well of the Saints

The Well of the Saints

R.U.R.

R.U.R.

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

Festus

Festus

Short Plays

Short Plays

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Misalliance

Misalliance

Man and Superman

Man and Superman

All’s Well That Ends Well

All’s Well That Ends Well

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Othello

Othello

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Candida

Candida

The Power of Darkness

The Power of Darkness

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Philoctetes

Philoctetes

Oedipus at Colonus

Oedipus at Colonus

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray

A Doll’s House

A Doll’s House

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

Edward III

Edward III

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

As You Like It

As You Like It

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

The Country Wife

The Country Wife

The Doctor’s Dilemma

The Doctor’s Dilemma

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Antigone

Antigone

Richard II

Richard II

Ghosts

Ghosts

Agamemnon

Agamemnon

She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer

Macbeth

Macbeth

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Richard III

Richard III

The Jew of Malta

The Jew of Malta

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

The Vortex

The Vortex

The Tempest

The Tempest

Our American Cousin

Our American Cousin

Hamlet

Hamlet

Edward II

Edward II

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

The Trachiniae

The Trachiniae

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

Henry VI, Part II

Henry VI, Part II

The Eumenides

The Eumenides

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

The Libation Bearers

The Libation Bearers

The Conscious Lovers

The Conscious Lovers

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Lady Windermere’s Fan

Lady Windermere’s Fan

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

The Two Noble Kinsmen

The Two Noble Kinsmen

The Winter’s Tale

The Winter’s Tale

The Seagull

The Seagull

Plays

Plays

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

Pericles

Pericles