The postgraduate thesis focuses on two dramas, Murder in the Cathedral and Antigona and tries to place them into a formal structure of poetic drama. We analized both text with the help of a model, which was presented by Gašper Troha. We have come to a conclusion that with the help of this model, we can determine some similar elements that are present in both works. We have found a number of similarities in form of verse and content. We established that those similarities are within the spirit of poetic drama and they derive from that. We couldn't find any evidence that Eliot influenced Smole's work, although the use of symbols is very similar. We recognized social criticism in both. We also recognized christian simbols in Eliot's drama and symbols of existentialism in Smole's drama. This model helped us place both drama in a structure of poetic dramas in a structure of poetic drama and with that we were able to recognize patterns within the chorus parts.
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