PLATO AND THE MASS MEDIA Book X of the Repub/ic contains a scathing attack on poetry which is still, by turns, both incomprehensible and disturbing. 1 Plato's banishment…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Ancient Greek Theatre Slide 3 Background The Golden Age of Greece No empire/ city-states Between Persian and Peloponnesian Wars Prosperity and advancements…

Octoberfest Vs Dionysia Octoberfest Oktoberfest is a 16-18 day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend…

Greek Theatre Greek Theatre Notes Greek tragedy as we know it was created in Athens around the time of 532 BC, when Thespis was the earliest recorded actor. Being a winner…

Bell Work Define what Loyalty means to you. Who are you loyal to? Who are others loyal to? What does it mean if something you are loyal to is not the same as someone else?…

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,…

Ancient Beginnings The seeds of Theatre can be traced back to Egyptian Society from the 1st millennium B.C. Although historians have not found any evidence that Egypt had…

Octoberfest Vs Dionysia Octoberfest Oktoberfest is a 16-18 day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend…

Slide 1 1 Greek Tragedy: The Oresteia and Antigone Unit 2: Greece Honors 2101, Fall 2006 Bryan Benham Slide 2 2 Classical Greek Drama Written for and performed at dramatic…

PowerPoint Presentation THEATRE HISTORY Greek Theatre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRLK7SogvE FAMOUNS PLAYWRIGHTS Aeschylus. The Oresteia Trilogy Sophocles. Oedipus Rex…