What kinds of plays are there?

The classification of drama can be divided into drama, opera, operetta, opera, poetic drama, ballet, pantomime and other forms according to different means of expression; According to the nature and significance of the contradictions and conflicts reflected in the works, they can be divided into four types: drama, tragedy, comedy and tragicomedy. According to the size of the works, there are full plays and one-act plays; According to different themes, it can be divided into historical drama, modern drama, children's drama and pantomime. In the west, there are also problem dramas, masked dramas, religious dramas, melodramas, pastoral dramas, structural dramas and other varieties.