Theaters in Greece

1. In ancient Greece, plays were first done as a source of entertainment originating in Athens. This was a sign of both civic pride and a tribute to the gods. There are three kinds of theater performances. The first kind of drama was tragedy. This type of drama was serious and had main topics of love, war, hate, or betrayal. These often had main heroes with an advantage of some sort, but a flaw in character often brought them down. One famous writer of these plays was a man named Aeschylus. The opposite if those dramas would be the comedy. These would feature "slapstick situations and crude humor"(136). These would often make fun of politics and respected people or ideas. Aritophanes wrote the first comedy drama. The fact that people were allowed to make fun of Athens at the time gave an idea to how freely they were allowed to speak within their democracy at the time. The final creative thing done was the writings of epics to account for history. Herodotus was famous for his accurate reporting of then current events in Athens such as during the Persian War. Other writers like Homer wrote of epics and great stories at the time which were unsure to be real or not. Thucydides was one of the best historians to tell of political events that helped future historians know about those times.  

2. A movie I had watched recently "Titanic". This reminded me of a Greek tragedy drama. This movie has love between two main character, Jack and Rose. There is hate between Jack and Roses' fiancee, and there is a disaster of the boat sinking, killing many people. This movie has a serious story line and serious topics within it. There was even a flaw in one of the major characters, Roses' fiancee, where he was too cocky with his wealth and power that he Rose had left him for Jack. All of these things remind me of a Greek tragedy drama. 

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Katz, Brigit. “The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Theaters Aren't What They Used to Be.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 24 Oct. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/acoustics-ancient-greek-theaters-may-no-longer-be-so-great-180965360/.

This is a Greek theater. It seems like a large circle that have seating all around the stadium. At the bottom is a flat spot where the performance occurs. This is pretty much the same as current theaters, other than the fact that the Greek theaters are outside and are built from concrete. Modern theaters are most often inside built to boost performance qualities like sound and lighting as well as comfort for the audience.