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Greek Theatre Antigone By Sophocles Athens: 5th Century B.C. Four Playwrights: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. Blend of myth, legend, philosophy, social commentary, poetry, dance, music, public participation, and visual splendor Origins and Evolution Origins in religion; theatre dedicated to Dionysus Annual festival of Dionysus is where new dramas performed Apart from drama, the festival was a week of drinking and sexual acts Performed only by a chorus The Classical Period (5th -6th BC) Two forms of Drama: Comedy Tetralogy: four-play sequence ? consisted of a trilogy