-Greek tragedy theatre transcends cultural boundaries due to its themes being universal
-Tragedy is us living in a flawed world, catalysed by our actions
-Conflict between brothers, illegitimacy
-Confronting death, loss and pain by creating own reflections on our lives to create a community
-Aristotle once said that ‘greek tragedy must be good, but not so good that you couldn’t relate to them’
-Aristotle talks of CATHARSIS being and emotional drain that al;so cleanses you as a person
-The structure consists of 1)a Prologue 2)the introduction of the chorus
-construction of plots…SUNRISE TO SUNSET
-A likeness with a soap opera, or other tragedies such as Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
The period of Ancient Greece flourished between 550BC and 220 BC
The physical, archaeological remains
The historical plays and texts
The artwork created of play scenes
Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripidies
-An annual festival to commence the sailing
-A huge event of competition, where each playwright would be sponsored by a PROSPEROUS MAN then if won through vote there would be a reward
-Masks worn for a religious reason, to worship Dionysus and to celebrate the theatre. It was multi-rolled meaning that the mask would enable you to play different characters
-a socio domestic agreement between father and groom
-no freedom for woman or voice
-honouring the gods, securing connections between families and for Eros, the god of fertility
-a 3 day event, walk through the streets of Thebes by grrom then go to marital chamber
Double-flute during the procession
Grave is washed with holy water, a memorial is raised and there are prayers to specific gods
Where the women cut their hair at the funerals and sing songs at the grave
You go to the underworld with Hades by crossing the River Styx on Hades boat