What genre does Ralph Roister Doister belong to?

• 'Ralph Roister Doister' written by Nicholas Udall is the first English Comedy.
- ধারনা করা হয় এটি সম্ভবত ১৫৫৩ সালের দিকে লেখা এবং সম্পাদন করা হয়েছিল।
- Theatre historians credit this work as being the first English comedy.
- নাটকটি একজন rich widow কে কেন্দ্র করে লিখিত।
- Christian Custance, who is betrothed to Gawyn Goodluck, a merchant. Ralph Roister Doister is encouraged throughout by a con-man trickster figure to woo Christian Custance, but his pompous attempts do not succeed.

• Nicholas Udall:
- তিনি Elixabrthan Period এর একজন সাহিত্যিক।
- তিনি একাধারে একজন English playwright, translator.
- এর পাশাপাশি তিনি ছিলেন একজন schoolmaster.

• Major works of Nicholas Udall:
- Ralph Roister Doister (circa 1553) – Udall's most famous and earliest known work, Ralph Roister Doister is often regarded as the first English comedy. It is a satirical play that parodies the popular comedies of the time, drawing on elements of Roman comedy, particularly Plautus.

- The First Part of the Life of Jacke Upland (circa 1550s) – This is an early example of a comic, satirical work written by Udall. It focuses on the misadventures of the protagonist, Jacke Upland, and showcases Udall's wit and humour.

- A Dialogue Against the Fiers of the Prelates (1549) – A religious and political tract that criticizes the power and abuses of the Catholic Church at the time, particularly the behaviour of the clergy.

Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica.