1. Homework G-7 due tomorrow
Test on Ancient Greece Monday. Review sheet also due Monday.

2. Aim #7: What were the characteristics of Greek theater?
November 13, 2017

3. I. Theater → Drama as we know it is invented by the Greeks!
Plays were presented in outdoor theaters as part of religious festivals.
Simple: No sets, three male actors in masks, male chorus for narration.

4. I. Theater C. Tragedy: Plays meant to evoke pity or fear: Tragic hero
Hero is often brought down by hubris
D. Main tragic playwrights: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
*Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex

5. I. Theater
E. Comedy
1. Comedic playwrights like Aristophanes wrote social/political satire (plays that use humor or irony to comment on issues and problems in government or society.