Robert Greene’s 'Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay' is often cited as a foundational example of which dramatic structure?
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Correct answer: The Double Plot structure
Greene's play weaves together a high-stakes courtly-love plot and a low-stakes comic plot involving magic and buffoonery. This 'double plot' structure — two distinct but intertwined storylines — became a hallmark of Elizabethan romantic comedy.
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