Theatre in Ancient Athens

In ancient Athens, there were many play writers that formed the basis for modern day theatre. The Greeks introduced things such as tragedies and comedies that are still basics for today's world of acting and drama. These types of plays are another thing in the modern world that we can trace directly back to the Ancient Greeks.

Most of these tragedies and other places were things that the play writers knew about. They usually incorporated influence from the gods, adding religion into the plays. The Greeks truly believed that the gods directly affected what was happening on earth and this is incorporated into the plays. Government is another thing that we usually see in ancient plays. Play writers, like many writers do today, used plays to make a political statement, or in the comedies case, make fun of or criticize the government.

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