Page 248-249. Reasons for the theatre: Entertainment Show religion Advance and show loyalty to politics Honor local heroes Major social.
1 Greek Tragedy: The Oresteia and Antigone Unit 2: Greece Honors 2101, Fall 2006 Bryan Benham.
GREEK THEATER Background Information. Origins of Greek Drama Drama emerged during Greece’s Golden Age (5 th century B.C.) Drama emerged during Greece’s.
EQ: How can I gain insight into Greek tragedy and such concepts as fate, hubris, and dramatic irony / How does Greek drama compare to our modern theater?
Oedipus Rex Sophocles. Greek Drama & Mythology Greek Drama and Mythology Greek tragedies were based on widely- known myths or famous historical events.
Greek Society and the Origins of the Classics. The Golden Age of Greece Athens – 5 th Century B.C.
Oedipus Rex and Greek Theater. Social and Political – Athens 5 th Century BCE Sophocles born in Athens, 497 BC Athenian Government was “exclusionary democracy”
DRAMA. Greek drama was a distillation of life in poetic form represented on the stage. In these vivid presentations, members of the audience, through.
Antigone by Sophocles AP Literature Hilltop High School Mrs. Demangos.
Antigone by Sophocles
Created by: Amani Gaddy and Ayanna Harrison 4 th period
Intro to Greek Theater
