Greek Theater

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Greek theatre begun from worshiping their beloved god. Dionysus is a god who was worshiped with a festival called “city Dionysian”. During the festival, in Athens, men used to perform songs to welcome Dionysus and plays were only performed at city Dionysian festival. Athens was basically where the Greek theatre has started then has spread out through Greece. During the early Greek theatres the actors, directors, and dramatists were all the same person. Sometime later only three actors were allowed on stage in each play. Later on there were a few non speaking roles that were able to perform on stage.
The theatrical forms
Tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays are the theatrical form. Tragedy and comedy were shown as a complete opposite parts of the

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