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The History of Greek Theater

Theater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th century BCE, with the Sopocles, the great writer of tragedy. In his plays and those of the same genre, heroes and the ideals of life were depicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action was courageous and glorious and his life would climax in a great and noble death.

Originally, the hero?s recognition was created by selfish behaviors and little thought of service to others. As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition of the hero to gain honor by serving his city. The second major characteristic of the early Greek world was the supernatural. The two worlds were not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men?s lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men.

In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero?s downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero.

In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of wo... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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