Theatre of ancient Greece

how long it lasts, but how well it was played.” This is true in several ways; the majority of society will put on a mask to show others instead of their true emotions. The belief that we shield ourselves from society most likely goes back to the ancient Greeks. which raises the question: why were plays an important part of Greek culture? Theater enforced morals and celebrated the god of wine, fertility and ritual madness, Dionysus. Background Information on Greek Theater Theater comes from a…

In general, ancient Greek society perceived women as submissive and weaker than men. Women were not to have their own opinions nor voice opposition to male leaders or their husbands. The Agamemnon challenges the typical role of women with a strong personality in Clytemnestra…

Imagine this, you are an elegant eagle flying over ancient Athens around 500 B.C. While your cutting though the winds you look down to see a crowd forming around to what seems like a point of attention. To find out what is going on, you dive down to hear laughs, claps, cheers, and weeps. Very bewildered, you are. Well, you're in luck, in this reading you will be taken through the background, the performance, and the experiences you would’ve enjoyed of what you just discovered: Athenian Theater.…

Benjamin Latrobe said, “I pray that the days of Greece may be revived in the woods of America, and Philadelphia becomes the Athens of the world” (Constanelos). Although Philadelphia may not have become a modern equivalent of Athens, America has been heavily influenced by the model democracy of ancient Greece. Similarly to the Greek democracy, we have three branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial. We also have many…

Medea, Euripides explores the role of the Chorus and how their ongoing interactions with Medea influence and enhance the audience’s understanding and perception of Medea and her choices. The homogenous Chorus was a widely used technique in Ancient Greek theatre to bridge the gap between the audience’s thoughts and the performers’ actions, and for Medea, Euripides uses the naïve Chorus to observe and comment on characters' behaviours and actions, guiding the thoughts of the audience. Euripides’…

great” and made him into a myth-like hero with the likes of Achilles, Caesar and even Hercules. Through all of his conquests and military campaigns during the third century B.C.E., Alexander spread Greek culture (Hellenism) throughout much of the ancient world. The effects of this changed western culture forever. Alexander the Great’s conquests had many lasting effects on the world. As he expanded his empire, local cultures were embraced and merged with the Greek culture. The new cosmopolitan…

evidence tells us that Tragedy was far more prominent and performed quite frequently during competitions and festivals in Ancient Greece. Although a comedy performance was not unheard of it was somewhat of a rarity and works from before 440BC are sadly lost to us today, making it harder to pinpoint or theorize on the evolution of comedic plays and comedy in ancient Greece theatre. Early indications of comedy can be found Athenian pottery with depictions of men dressed as animals and in…

influencer was that of Ancient Greece; a society that sought a balance, order, and harmony that people have emulated for thousands of years. The Greeks laid the foundations for Western Civilization with their formation of philosophy, history, democracy, and other elements that were the basis of current ideals still held to this day. The Greek vision of humanity believed that because humans have the ability to reason, they can control the mind and master the unknown. It relates to the ancient…

Pergamon is an ancient city of Hellenistic era Greek that was flamboyant and known for its extraordinary architectural designs. The city was established by Philetaerus who was initially part of Alexander the great army. The city existed in the 2nd and 3rd century it was located on the eastern Mediterranean coast of the kingdom of Anatolia (Yeomans, 2016). The kingdom encompassed large swathes of what is today known as Turkey. Pergamon extended to the Aegean Sea covering the lofty hill on the…

Throughout human history, civilisations have been influenced by the representations of aspects of the world around them, from the ancient sagas and oral traditions to the establishment of religious doctrine and canonical law. As the mindsets of societies evolve over the centuries, several issues remained until the last few centuries. The inequity of gender across Civilisations globally and the homogenous societies and dehumanisation over other ethnicities. As these matters were prevalent during…