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History Of Greek Theater
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Theater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th
century BCE, with the Sopocles, the great writer of tragedy. In his
plays and those of the same genre, heroes and the ideals of life were
depicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for
honor and fame, his action was c ....
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....h a work had on the audience as a
"catharsis" or purging of the emotions. He decided that catharsis was
the purging of two specific emotions, pity and fear. The hero has
made a mistake due to ignorance, not because of wickedness or
corruption. Aristotle used the word "hamartia", which is the "tragic
flaw" or offense committed in ignorance. For example, Oedipus is
ignorant of his true parentage when he commits his fatal deed.
Oedipus Rex is one of the stories in a t.... |
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