Tragedies were presented in the Athenian theatre at certain annual festival. the theatre would hold up to 17,000 spectators. the orgins of the art of drama, the roots lie not only the human instinct for narrative and impersonation, but also the instinct for the ritualistic expression and interpretation of the power of natual forces, the cycle of life and death, and the nexus of past, present, and future. and its prime function is the expression of the feelings and reasonings excited by man's battles with the eternal forces that appear to govern his life.
The chorus has a double function, it is a actor and a commentator.
religion is a major characteristic in Greek Tragedy
these plays are hard to analyse, impossible to translate.
you cant find english substitutes for Greek idiom and terminology is difficult enough in prose more difficult of all in drama
the meanings of god and king has changed greatly
the theatre was an open air area with a couple entrences.
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