Greek Drama
Greek DramaDrama- art form tells story w/ actors who impersonate others. ... 600’s BC Drama Born-sung, no acting, animal threshing floors -wore goat skins in honor of nature gods -later, major Dionysus (Bacchus) god of wine and fertility Bacchanal, wild party534 BC-drama contests, Athens (wisdom & Honor) 1st winner: Thespis -Greek tragedy: targos-song of a goat -won a goat and olive wreath for head (laurel)400’s BC-the zenith (ant. ... –most famous- Orestia: trilogy SOPHOCLES-Oedipus Rex -actors 3d, good plot, Oedipal Complex- guy loves mom more than dad Electra Complex- daddy’s girls EURIPIDES-not popular in his time: realism, questioned gods, phycology of women -Medea -Trojan Women: war badCOMEDY-komedia- to make merry -fantasy,obsentities, poetic lyrics ARISTOPHENES- SenatorsSATYR-chorus ˝ man ˝ goat -low form of comedy -made fun of gods200’s BC -drama=bad people no like -Romans change drama-not as good EPIC: ILLIAD (Trojan War)-by Homer---Delphi- oracle Mt.