Theater+Notes


 * performed to honor the gods by men only in open-air theaters
 * singers and dancers (chorus) described the action
 * Actors wore masks to portray emotions and roles
 * plays were written for competitions
 * the most famous playwrights were Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Aristophanes

Types of plays
 * tragedies - showed the weaknesses of humans and were depressing and presented life in a pessimistic manner
 * comedies - organized around a theme of "happiness" while addressing the problems and lives of contemporary people