POLI 1001 Chapter : Greek Tragedies
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Era of rationality, harmony, heroism, etc. beginnings of democracy. >tragedy challenges these ideas by revealing the duality of society and the shortcomings of human nature. >purpose was to find and reveal discontinuities, disorder, instability, and create a public understanding of problems in society. Tragic drama was presented in athens each spring at the festival of dionysus, in honor of its namesake god. Estimated that these plays were performed to 15,000-18,000 people from around the world. >audience was divided into tribes people from certain lands sat together. Each year, 3 poets were invited to present their plays 3 tragedies and 1 satyr. >stage was near the hill upon which the acropolis sits. >actors stood on a raised stage in front of a wooden building, where scenery for the play was displayed. >these poets were competing for prizes and prestige. >all actors/participants in plays were male, even for female roles. >chorus members were amateurs who often represented a wide array of.
