Who is the greatest dramatist or playwright of the world?

Answer 1

I'm going to answer with the obvious:

Shakespeare.

He solidified and recorded the plot devices and character archetypes that we still use today. The themes of his works are still relevant in today's world. More than those two reasons, he was the first dramatist to treat his characters as true individuals with competing motivations and feelings.

Definitely Shakespeare.

Answer 2

The Greeks. Sophocles. Aristotle even said he was the greatest writer. In fact he based his book the Poetics on his play Oedipus. Many people base play writing on Sophocles standards. So why not the greeks the orgins of theatre.
Plus Shakespeare followed his writing after the Greek playwriters Euripides.

Answer 3

Interesting. You ask "who IS..." and you get answers with dead people. That's the thing about theatre. Every time you play, it comes alive. Best dead playwright: Sophocles. Best live playwright: Stoppard.

Answer 4

The obvious answer is Adam Sandler, but I'm leaning toward Ben Stiller.

Answer 5

Shakespeare, Chekhov, or Neil Simon.

Answer 6

Stoppard's not bad, but how about Dario Fo? After all he does have a Nobel prize for Lit. But then, so does Winston Churchill.

Answer 7

Shakespeare and the Greeks. They wont be this much of a deal if they werent great. They seem to have this boundless imagination.

Answer 8

William Shakespeare. He is the best. Romeo and Juliet and Ceasar was awsome!

Answer 9

Jeff Daniels, writer of Ecanaba in Da moonlight, the funniest show ever (and the best one to work on!)

Answer 10

shakespeare