Trissino's play Sofonisba followed classical Greek style by adhering to the unities, by omitting the usual act division, and even introducing a chorus. The many Italian playwrights that came after Trissino in the 16th Century, also wrote in accordance to the unities. However, according to the The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, the imitation of classical forms and modes had a deadening effect on Italian drama, which became  rhetorical and inert , and none of the tragedies has survived except as historic examples. In the opinion of the editors, one of the best is Pietro Aretino's Orazia (1546), which they nevertheless find to be stiff, distant and lacking in feeling.Banham, Martin and Brandon, James, eds. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1995. . p. 544
Trissino's play Sofonisba followed classical Greek style by adhering to the unities, by omitting the usual act division, and even introducing a chorus. The many Italian playwrights that came after Trissino in the 16th Century, also wrote in accordance to the unities. However, according to the The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, the imitation of classical forms and modes had a deadening effect on Italian drama, which became " rhetorical and inert ". None of the 16th century tragedies that were influenced by the rediscovery of ancient literature has survived except as historic examples. One of the best is Pietro Aretino's Orazia (1546), which nevertheless is found to be stiff, distant and lacking in feeling.Banham, Martin and Brandon, James, eds. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1995. . p. 544
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