FEATURES OF THE THEATER
*Greek theaters were round, like a sphere, that helped project sound all across the theater. *There were three main places in the theater. The orchestra, the skene, and the crowd's seats. *The skene was like a backstage area where the actors could switch masks, change costumes, and sometimes it was painted to become the backdrop for the play. *The orchestra was like our modern stage, besides the name. This is where the play took place. Other things were also done on the orchestra like religious rites and dance. *The audience would sit in the seats surrounding the whole back side of the theater. *Greek theaters were called theatrons. |
How/Why was it created or developed?
Ancient Greek theater was developed to honor the god Dionysus. Originally, plays were only used in the "City Dionysia" festival, as these were used to honor Dionysus. Eventually, the Greeks started using these to entertain people. Men wore masks and costumes to represent certain people in comedy, tragedy, and occasionally saytr plays.
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Famous Greeks Involved
Lots of Greeks took part in, not only playing roles in plays, but writing plays. Aristophanes was famous for writing comedies, but later on, Menander came along and started writing plays that were more like sit-coms.
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides were famous for writing tragedy plays. |
How/Why was it used/created?
Plays were mostly used to entertain and teach. In earlier Greek times, they were used to honor Dionysus. They taught lessons in tragedy plays, so it was more like if you were reading a story, it would be the theme. Comedy plays were used to make fun of political figures. Saytr plays were used to make fun of one of the characters in a tragedy play.
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The impact on Ancient Greece
Overall, plays were important to Ancient Greece's culture. It taught lessons and made them laugh. It effected us today, and we further developed it. Ancient Greece did something with theater like no one had ever done before, and it is had to master their play techniques today. |