What is Greek Tragedy

Greek tragedy is a form of theatre art from ancient Greece and other parts of the world . It reached its most significant form in Athens. Greek tragedy is an extension of the ancient rites done in honor of Dionysus the god of wine. And it also put a big impact on the world, such as the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. The bases of tragic plots were often myths treated in the oral traditions. In tragic theatre, however these scripts were presented by actors. The most important authors of Greek tragedies are Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

What Equipment Did Greek Tragedy Involve!

Greek tragedy involved helmets to act out war and they also used masks to shape out what the gods would look like in their perspective. And sometimes even act without a mask. And they would

sometimes be the hero but with tragic endings.

What Did a Greek Theatre Look like!!

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Here is one now that has been renewed.

And here is the ruins of one.

Did You Know? Men played the role of women!!!!

Interesting Facts

Greek tragedy was performed as part of an estimated 5-day Athenian religious festival, which may have been instituted by the tyrant Peisistratus in the second half of the sixth century B.C.

Did you know? The Great Dionysian, the name of this festival, was held in the Attic month of Elaphebolion, from the end of March to mid-April. The Websites I Used http://ancienthistory.a bout.com/od/greekliter ature/a/GreekTheater_ 2.htm http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_tragedy

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