A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,
and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series
of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending
toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and
represented by actors on the stage.

A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and
interest.

Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or
illustrating it; dramatic literature.