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The Classification System In Greek Drama
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In the fifth century, the states imposed a classification system, which provided a method for dividing up the speaking parts in Greek drama; this is know as the "three actor rule". The three-actor rule had many advantages and disadvantages.
The three-actor rule made it so playwrights could have g ....
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....ge troupes to compete with other plays.
One of the most important points that came out of the third-actor rule is it ended the fued between actors and chorus members for supremecy. Because more dialogue was told through the actors the chorus didn't have to say as much to explain the story.
The three-actor rule had its disadvantages also. One of these was the chorus became less significant. The actors were giving most of the story by exchanging dialogue. This made the chorus not as important .... |
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