Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part B (2026)

Ifor Evans has said “The beginnings of Drama in England are obscure”. However, from available sources, it is clear that Romans established theatres in England for production of plays. But when Roman departed, their theatres departed with them. Later on, theatre originated in church with the sole purpose of propagating religious teachings but gradually it came out from the shadow of church. After Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays, Marlowe introduced. Marlowe presented a vapor lamp in the hands of Shakespeare. He found the English drama hard, crude and chaotic but, he left it a great force in the history of English Drama. Marlowe introduced many changes in the theme and style of Drama. It is rightly said, “No Marlowe No Shakespeare”. Shakespeare improved the weakness of Marlowe and became a dramatist of all the time and all the places. During Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Victorian age Drama was at the back seat because readers did not come out beyond the influence of Poetry, Novel and Prose but in Modern age Drama of Ideas dominated the whole scene and it became very popular. Here, my attempt is to analyze the factors that had led to shifting the focus of Drama from age to age. The sources of paper is journals and going through the important books on Drama in different ages.