Greek Theatre Research Paper

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From the Oedipus Rex’s Interactive Orals, I learned about the Greek theatres and the perfect tragedy. The Greek theatres were established in ancient Greece for music songs, honoring gods, mainly Dionysus. The growing popularity of the theatres started evolving the theaters. At first: writers, directors and actors were the same person but soon it started evolving. Now the plays started to have separate actors, writers and directors. The structures of the Greek theatre were absolutely incredible. Theatron was a way it was created the way so that everyone could hear and see the play very well. The costumes of the actors were exaggerated with emotions and style. As the actors have a face mask for the feeling they were trying to portray. There

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