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__Ancient Greece Theater__
1. What were the plays like? 2. How was violence portrayed?



In ancient Greece, there were two types of plays. Tradgedy plays were evolved from dithyram which were songs sung in praise of Dionsysus. There was also comedy plays that derived from immitation and there is no traces of origin. The plays were a mixture of myth, legend, philosophy, social comentary, poetry, dance, music, and public participation.

Dramatic violence was the most effective tool for telling the invisible tale of good and evil.

Ancient Greek plays consisted of three major parts: prologue-simple speech, entrance to chorus, and major episodes-scenes or acts of play.

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Script Slide One: Ancient Greece Theatre by: Olivia carpenter SlideTwo: In Ancient Greece, their plays consisted of two different types. One was tragedy. Tragedy plays evolved from dithyramb and songs sung in praise of Dionysus. Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and the inspirer of ritual madness and ecstasy. He was the major figure of Greek mythology. Slide Three: Comedy plays were derived from imitation. It was divided into three parts: Old comedy, middle comedy, and new comedy. Slide Four: Dramatic violence was the most effective tool for telling the invisible tale of good and evil, which many of the Greek plays were about. Slide Five: Ancient Greek theatre was a mixture of myth, legend, philosophy, social commentary, poetry, dance, music, and public participation Slide Six: All of the ancient Greek theatre took place during the fifth century BC. They were held in a coliseum. The stage was a distinctive setup. The three major parts where the skene, orchestra, and koilon.