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 Wrote about the gods  Father of tragedy  Expanded the number of actors on stage and reduced the chorus  Wrote the only surviving Greek trilogy: The Oresteia

 Wrote about the will of man vs. the will of the gods  Allowed his characters to question fate  Added third actor to the stage  Won City Dionysia prize 18 times  Equated to Shakespeare as one of the greatest playwrights of all time  Wrote Oedipus, Antigone, Electra

 Wrote about people. Social consciousness and psychological motivation  Emphasis on human emotion, sorrow and compassion (pathos)  Wrote Medea, The Trojan Women, Alcestis, and Hippolytus

 Old Comedy ( Comedy about politics and institutions of the day (Satire) usually bawdy and filled with innuendo)  Wrote The Clouds, The Frogs, Lysistrata  Considered nothing “sacred” would poke fun at the gods

 New Comedy: dealt with daily life & ordinary man  Wrote The Curmudgeon  “ Stock” characters