Sir Philip Sidney, a well-known critic in English literature, makes some objection to contemporary English drama in his famous work ‘Apology for Poetry’. Though he was not a dramatist himself but he knew very well the construction theme and the rules of writing a drama. He does not allow a tragicomedy. According to him, a play should be pure comedy or pure tragedy.
According to Sidney-
The ideal tragedy is an imitation of the noble action in the representation of which it stirs, admiration and commiseration.
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