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What was more common of ancient Greek plays - comedy or tragedy?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes! Greek tragic playwrights like Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripedes, and Greek comic playwrights like Aristophanes, are still remembered and read today, and many theatre companies still perform their works. They have timeless themes and characters, and are very well-written plays that still resonate with modern audiences.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe standard festival day was a trilogy of Tragedies, a Satyr Play and a Comedy.
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Did greek comedy and tragedy arose from religious ceremonies and rites?
TRUE
Tragedy comedy and satire were what by 5th-century Greek dramatists?
established and refined
What ancient culture developed the genre of tragedy?
Greek
What do aeschylus and sophocles have in common?
They were ancient Greek play writers. Sophocles Aeschylus and Euripides were the ''big 3'' of tragedy. Aristophanes wrote comedy and excelled in political and social satire. They all had themes taken from historical events and everyday life.
What Greek playwright is known as The Father of Tragedy'?
Aristophanes is largely considered as the father of Greek comedy.
What are two ancient Greek plays?
A greek comedy or a greek tragedy
Where did the theater masks come from?
The two masks represent comedy and tragedy. They are symbols of ancient Greek muses; Thalia, the muse of comedy and Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
What were the main types of Greek plays?
The three types of ancient Greek plays were comedy, tragedy, and satyr plays.
Who Created the faces of drama?
The two masks representative of drama are the two traditional faces of comedy and tragedy. In ancient times, there were many masks, each used for a different emotion or appearance. The comedy mask and the tragedy mask were very common. They are both symbols of the ancient Greek Muses, Thalia and Melpomene. Thalia was the Muse of comedy (the laughing face), while Melpomene was the Muse of tragedy (the weeping face).
What are the two types of drama?
Comedy and Tragedy. Although actually Shakespeare wrote as many Histories as he did Tragedies (10). Comedies were what he wrote the most (18).
Can Greek be written as a tragedy or comedy?
i think both
What makes up Greek drama?
Greek drama encompasses both tragedy and comedy. The Ancient Greeks were one of the first civilizations to have this type of theater where actors played roles.
Who is the Greek God whos life was a comedy and a tragedy?
Thaliea
The earliest Greek plays were mostly what?
Drama,comedy, tragedy
What kind of Genre does comedy and tragedy come from?
the terms comedy and tragedy come from ancient greek theatre. not a singular drama.... though most plays or films that depict both comedy and tragedy are generally considered romantic comedies and they often aren't either. we are limited in our ability to describe things. we are human. get used to it. comedy and tragedy are the first genres in the theatre....derived from ancient greece.tragedy ( in greek τραγωδια ) means ωδη τραγου ,which means dancing and singing.This genre was played for God Dionisus ,whom represented god himself. comedy ( in greek κωμωδια) started from Aristophanes a few years later . drama (in greek δραμα) comes from the verb δρω which means do....therefore drama was not a theatre genre but acting itself. optimistic
Did greek comedy and tragedy arose from religious ceremonies and rites?
TRUE
What are three main types of Greek plays?
The three popular themes of Greek dramas are Comedy, Tragedy, and Romance.
