Greek Drama Lindenwold High School希腊戏剧林登沃尔德高中.pptVIP

Greek Drama The Theatre or Apollo at Delphi Background Spring time religious celebrations honoring/thanking Dionysus (god of wine and fertility— check out story of Zeus and Semele) Background Original festivals were religious involving wine and sex Satyrs—Greeks dressed up with goat legs and hooves (prototype of the devil) --tragedy means “goat song” --”satire” comes from satyr Background Greek chorus—sang in celebration Thespis Next steps—Aeschylus --Sophocles --Euripides B. Char