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There is mention in various ancient Greek writers of hand-clapping and noisemaking for the purpose of appreciation in such writers as Xenophon, Plato (The Laws) and Aristophanes (The Frogs) but they are fraught with ambiguity. In some cases the citations could mean that the clapping was to accompany music not to show appreciation. In others it is clear that appreciation is what is meant, but it is not clear whether hand-clapping or some other noise-making, like slapping hands on one's seat, was the standard form of applause. It is only with the Romans that applause becomes a serious issue, frequently and specifically addressed. We know an awful lot about the arcane world of Roman plaudits, but the Greeks remain something of a mystery. The odds are, however, that they expressed their opinion of the plays the way audiences generally do nowadays: with handclapping. (I will leave aside the interesting question of whether facebook-liking and twitter-following is in fact a form of silent applause.)
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Were the africans as successful as the Greeks and Romans?
No
Were greeks the first to write plays?
no
Who did the Greeks perform plays in honor of?
Audiences
Did the Romans and the Greeks like plays and sports?
Yes, they did.
What was Antarctica known as to the ancient Greeks?
Nothing. The ancient Greeks did not know Antarctica existed.
How did Greeks write plays and how did an author know if his play was a success?
The plays were part of the religious festivals of the gods. The authors wrote them in order to become famous and receive prizes. A play was successful if it won a prize at a festival.
Were the africans as successful as the Greeks and Romans?
No
Was Shakespeare immediately successful at play writing?
Some of Shakespeare's early plays were very successful, particularly the Henry VI plays and Titus Andronicus. He may have written some clunkers before that which we don't know about, so it is difficult to say that he was immediately successful.
What kind of plays did the Greeks do?
they do games
Were greeks the first to write plays?
no
Who acted in Greek plays?
Greeks
Who did the Greeks perform plays in honor of?
Audiences
What was the ancient greek theater for?
it was there because Greeks liked plays it was there because Greeks liked plays NO. It was oridantly a seomony to please the gods and eventually grew from there
Are roman plays and Greek plays the same?
no,the greeks end theirs with a moral.
Where were plays first performed?
The Greeks created theater and we still do their plays today.
Did the Romans and the Greeks like plays and sports?
Yes, they did.
Who invented entertainment?
The ancient Greeks did the first plays.
