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Page 1: Greek plays

Drama and Plays

Ancient Greece

Page 2: Greek plays

Greek TheatersGreek Theaters were in honor of the god Dionysus, the god of ________________(and wine).

Only men were allowed to be in Greek plays. Men sometimes had to wear masks if their character was a woman.

There were two main types of drama in the theater: tragedies (unhappy ending) and comedies(happy ending).

The place where the actors perform is an _____________.

Page 3: Greek plays

Comedies

Comedy is actually Greek for "________ ending"

Comedy is now a word for a humorous story (comedians, comedy, etc.)

Page 4: Greek plays

Tragedies

A Tragedy is when a character seeks to overcome struggles or problems, but fails.

Most of the time in tragedies there are a lot of deaths, sorrow, and/or pain

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The Greek play's Stories

Greek stories often include questions like:

What is the nature of good and evil?

What rights should people have?

What role does the role of the Greek _______ have in our (the Greeks) lives?


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