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SOPHOCLES
Tragedy
ANTIGONE
Greek Theater
• Born in 496 BC- Lived to be 90.
• From Colonus-was born into a wealthy family.
• One of three great Greek tragic playwrights.
• Wrote during the “Golden Age.”-wrote over 100 plays. Only seven remain
• Realistic and grim
• 123 Dramas
• Added 3rd characters- Before this, all dramas were played with only two characters
• Entered his plays into contests- awarded first place 20 times and second place all others.
• Scene painting. Skilled in music.
WHO IS SOPHOCLES?
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GREEK THEATRE
• Tragedies were produced as part of a religious festival every year in Athens.
• Awards were given to the playwright who presented the best series of three dramas.
• Plays were performed in vast outdoor amphitheaters that could seat 40,000
• All actors were men. They wore masks with built-in megaphones so they could be heard. Actors’ movements were bold and definite.
• The stage was a slightly raised platform.
• Violent action took place offstage; messengers told the audience what had happened.
GREEK THEATRE (C0N.)
The Chorus—a group of actors who moved and sang together—acted as one character and spoke in unison during the Choral Odes, which separated the scenes of drama.
Greek theater incorporated unities of time, place, and action, which meant that there were no scene changes, and no complicated subplots; the plays took place in one day and in one place and focused on once event.
The audience knew the story ahead of time. The emotion of the characters is what they came to see.
THE “GREATEST THEATRE”--EPIDAURUS
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BACKGROUND: ANTIGONE
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