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Aeschylus(c. 525–456 BCE)
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The Persians (472 BCE)
Seven Against Thebes (467 BCE)
The Oresteia (458 BCE)
 Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The
Eumenides.
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Sophocles(c. 495-406 BCE)
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Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle:
 Antigone (c. 442 BCE)
 Oedipus the King (c. 429 BCE)
 Oedipus at Colonus (401 BCE, posthumous)
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Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in
career)
Euripides(c. 480–406 BCE)
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Medea (431 BCE)
Sisyphos (415 BCE)
Herakles (421-416 BCE)
The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BCE)
Helen (412 BCE)
The Cyclops (c. 408 BCE)
Aeschylus
http://wdict.net/word/aeschylus/
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Born 497 BCE in Colonos, Athens
Possibly from an aristocratic family
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watson.org
Some sources say he was the son of a
knife-maker
As a young man, considered
handsome, and a great athlete
Competed against Aeschylus in
drama competitions
Attained the rank of General in the
Athenian military
Wrote the Oedipus cycle as three
separate plays rather than an
intentional trilogy
Increased the number of hypocrites
(actors) from 2 to 3, and the chorus
from 12 to 15
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Aristotele said that
"honey was dropping
from his mouth" due to
his harmonic writing
At the end of his life he
was dragged before the
jury by his son Iofon,
charged for dementia. In
the court he recited a part
of his latest work,
"Oedipus at Colonus".
The judges admired his
spirit and found him
innocent
Died in Athens in 405 BC
at the age of 92
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Wrote 123 dramas, of
which only 7 are saved
http://www.all-art.org/world_literature/sophocles1.htm
Sophocles
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Theater’s purpose was
to honor the god
Dionysus
Annual drama
competitions were held
Actors were limited
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Dionysus: God of Wine, fertility and the
pleasures of civilization
http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/godpages/dionysus.html
Originally, the
playwright was the
only performer!
Sophocles pushed the
number of actors all the
way to three
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The Chorus was
important because the
number of actors was
limited (partly due to
the competition rules)
Shows how an ideal
audience will react
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Also comments on
themes and gives
background info.
Usually sang their roles
http://mythologywithcrampton-crampton.blogspot.com/2010/10/greekdrama-for-today-october-6th-2010.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Epidaurus_Theater.jpg
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Masks were typically worn
so that audiences could see
expressions from a distance
Chorus stood at ground
level, actors somewhat
higher near the “Skene”
(back wall of the stage)
Death was always behind
the Skênê, hidden from the
audience
Wikipedia.org
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Mechane
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Trap doors
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a crane that gave the
impression of a flying
actor (thus, deus ex
machina).
lift people onto the stage
Pinakes
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pictures hung to create
scenery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_greek_theater_%28en%29.svg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GriechTheater2.PNG