Ms. Joana Marie M.

Bernasol
Bro. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School
 HISTORY OF THE
THEATRICAL FORMS
AND THEIR
EVOLUTION
GREEK THEATRE
THE THREE W E L L - K N OW N GREEK TRAGEDY PLAYWRIGHTS

“Experience travel – these

are as education in
themselves”.

- Euripides
THE THREE W E L L - K N OW N GREEK TRAGEDY PLAYWRIGHTS

“Always desire to
learn something
useful”.

- Sophocles
THE THREE W E L L - K N OW N GREEK TRAGEDY PLAYWRIGHTS

“Memory is the mother

of all wisdom”.

- Aeschylus
 lhealer oJ lhe ancient ćíreeee consisted oJ lhree lçpœ oJ
drama:
Traggdç
• 1s ą compoup¢ o( lwo Greek wor¢s, “tragos“ or “goat“ aOğ
“oğe“ reg sopg, to goaŁ sacriËceă to Oiopysus
referring be(orewore by the qetÍotmen.
maeces, or to goat -skips
ș, trage$y w3s tËe most a$mire$ type oÉ pity. It $ealt
tr3gic witË țs acá Ë3ve ac uoËtppy ec$icg, esp. ooe
cooceroiog tËe
Tfiespi e mąic cË3r3cter.
s
the Father or ah¢
ğy ihtro§uce§ the use o(masks ae§
. was ca11e§ as