Drama and Theater Plays originated many years ago in Greece. ... So overall the Greeks plays explored the human condition through theatrical dramas which were fun and exciting to attend. ... Thales was a great scientist who studied astronomy and formulated that water was the basic study for which everything is made of. This helps us today because Thales had discovered that was the basic study for which everything is made. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Aeschylus, father of tragic drama Aeschylus is the earliest of the three great Greek tragic dramatists (the others are Sophocles and Euripides). ... Aeschylus enriched the drama with his technical innovations. ... His influence toward creating a more realistic drama was powerful. ... Thucydides believed that studying events of the past could help men understand similar events in the future and perhaps avoid similar mistakes. ...

• Word Count: 2001
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• Grade Level: High School