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Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian who wrote over 120 plays, though only seven have survived in their entirety. His most famous works are the Theban plays, which include Oedipus Rex and Antigone. Sophocles had a significant influence on later playwrights through his development of tragedy and the concept of catharsis. He competed in dramatic festivals in Athens and helped establish the genres of tragedy, comedy, history, and satire in plays.
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An effort to search the exact history of drama along with its development. This work also includes all the eras of English Literature with its link to Drama.
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The origins of Greek theater can be traced back to ancient hymns called dithyrambs that were sung in honor of Dionysus. These evolved into choral performances where participants wore costumes and masks. Greek tragedies and comedies were performed in outdoor theaters with a circular orchestra space for dancing and a seating area carved into hillsides. Major playwrights included Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Sophocles' plays like Oedipus and Antigone featured complex characters and themes of human fate and free will.
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Greek theater originated from hymns sung in honor of Dionysus. Over time, these hymns evolved into dramatic performances involving costumes, masks, and choruses. Major elements of Greek theater included the orchestra where choruses performed, the theatron where audiences sat, and the skene which served as a backdrop. The earliest plays were performed in the Theater of Dionysus in Athens in the 5th century BC. Tragedies and comedies were the main types of plays, telling stories based on mythology. Tragedies focused on themes like hubris while comedies used satire. Sophocles was one of the most famous Greek tragedians, known for plays like Oedipus and AntGreek theatre
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Greek theater originated from hymns sung in honor of Dionysus. These evolved into dramatic performances involving costumes, masks and choruses. Tragedies and comedies were performed in outdoor theaters with central performance areas surrounded by tiered seating. Key elements included a chorus, masked actors playing multiple roles, and stories based on mythology. Sophocles was one of ancient Greece's most famous playwrights, known for his tragedies exploring the relationship between humans and the gods like Oedipus and Antigone.Sophocles
- 1. Sophocl Khelli Caldwell
- 2. Who was Sophocles? is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Sophocles wrote 123 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus.[
- 3. His Plays ? Sophocles had the most plays of any playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens. Most of them took place during the religious festivals. ? The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature, Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban Plays.
- 4. His Influences on other Playwrites ? Every major dramatistfrom Seneca to William Shakespeare, from Jean-Baptiste Molire to Johann Wolfgang von Goethehas been influenced in some degree by Sophocles' conception of tragedy. ? For example, the process of Catharsis, in Shakespearean plays was adapted from Greek plays.
- 5. Play Genres Comedy Tragedy History Farce Satire
- 6. END "Sophocles." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 May 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophocles>. "Sophocles." New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Sophocles>. "Play (theatre)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(theatre)>.