What are some Classic Plays i should read?

Question:like plays that have a lot of literary merit and have stood the test of time. i've already read the death of a salesman and the glass menagerie...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: like plays that have a lot of literary merit and have stood the test of time. i've already read the death of a salesman and the glass menagerie...

The two you have read are heavyweights and definitely classics - so that's a great start! I'd recommend reading "Long Day's Journey Into Night", by Eugene O'Neill, "Antigone" - one of Sophocles' greatest hits ;o) - then for something lighter - and God knows you'll need it by the time you've read those two - "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon (oh I can hear the boos and hisses coming my way) even so, it is a wonderfully crafted comedy which has stood the test of time. Chekhov's Three Sisters is another good one and Uncle Vanya was a big hit for him too.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Trifles, by susan Glaspel? it is short, but a classic,
If you're looking toward a four year school and would like to prepare for that, Dolls House, Heda Gabler, Any of the tragedies of Shakespeare, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Raisin in the Sun.
These are school classics.

Any Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare, or Noel Coward.

Read Shakespeare, at least once a year for the rest of your life. Macbeth (also known as the Scottish play) and Hamlet are his best. The plays can be read again and again. I find new things in them every time I revisit them. Watch performances of them on DVD, you will pick up a lot about them when done well. The Canadian TV series, Slings and Arrows has a lot of great insights into the performance of plays. Waiting for Godot, Spring's Awakening are good works to read. Go to your library and take out some anthologies of plays from different countries and time periods. It is also important to read critical writings concerning the playwrights and the times in which they wrote.