The poetic plays of Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey convey both assurance and anxiety - balancing and counterpointing each other – and the object of the present study is to show how this balancing and counter-pointing enrich the texture of their plays. Truly, their creative energy was considerably cramped by the condi¬tions prevailing in the contemporary theatre, and it is also true that they show an inadequate grasp of dramatic art and dramatic dialogue; but what is remarkable in their dramatic works is their capacity to seize and analyse the spiritual dilemma of the age; their persistent moral ardour exposes the ailments and iniquities afflicting the social order and also questions and scrutinizes the possible modes of freedom. In fact, this is mainly a study of the moral concerns in the plays of the three elder English Romantic poets – their anxiety about the mystery and potency of evil and how to com¬bat it, the issues of ends and means that have disturbed the sensitive rebels throughout ages. The embivalent poetical characters, their gravitation towards drama, struggle for stage success, the contem¬porary theatrical condition, the un-realized projects, the dramatic and stylistic qualities, literary issues, etc. have also been discussed incidentally.

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