Slide 1 Slide 2 Greek Drama Slide 3 Drama built on religion Roman theater, Shakespearean theater, and modern theater were heavily influenced by the Greek theater of the 4th,…

Sophocles Sophocles (495 BC - 406 BC) was the second of three great ancient Greek tragedians. He was preceded by Aeschylus, and was followed by or contemporary to Euripides.…

Sophocles Sophocles 1 His Years of Life 496-406 B.C. Age 91 Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright, born in Colonus near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, Sophilus,…

Theatre History Classical Theatre Where did it begin? Ritual played an important role in the development of drama in the days of early people. Ritual had a religious purpose,…

Greek Drama Drama built on religion Roman theater, Shakespearean theater, and modern theater were heavily influenced by the Greek theater of the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries…