Possible Clues:

• Genre of 'Hamlet' and 'Oedipus Rex'
• Hear about old and sad story
• Hear about very mature Othello, say
• Macbeth may be back, for example with pictures — extremely dreary
• Attempt to grasp old play such as Othello
• Hear about old one of Shakespeare's?
• Hear about old sad story
• Hear about mature type of play
• Essay about old play such as Electra
• Gyrated (anag)