Writing takes a lot of time and creativity. Even for someone to sit down and write, they never compose a masterpiece right from the start. Yet when you look at the Greek classics, you are mesmerized by the author's ability to make it look so easy. It looks as if they were able to compose literary classics overnight. As if their mind never stops to pause but keeps on creating. Sophocles has it and Aristophanes has it, though both had it on different plans of writing Greeks literary masterpieces. To be a writer of Greek stories, plays you cannot lack, cannot be a second rate writer. Now a-days the entertainment business puts out anything; B-rated movies get produced and showed every week it seems. In Ancient Greeks B-rated plays would never get put on the stage, it would be sacrilegious to deem such a suggestion. If you did not have a top-notch play then your story did not reach the theater. If you did not win a bard you were seen as anything but great, and anything less than great did not cut it. Greek writers of tragedy and comedy paved the road of greatness that is used down through the ages from such writers as Shakespeare. It takes talent to write such works of art; in this paper you are going to see two great authors contrive two great aspects of Greek writings; characteristics of a Greek tragedy featured in Sophocles Oedipus the King, and a Greek Comedy shown in Aristophanes" Lysistrata.
Approximately 2,500 years ago, western civilization became the birthplace of the Ancient Greeks. There were many accomplishments from the Ancient Greeks. The things that still influence life are art, politics, government, architecture, and science. The origins, leaders, government, religion, cult...
Drama and Theater Plays originated many years ago in Greece. All of the early Greek plays were always tragedies. ... Also Euripides, he believed that plays shouldn't be about gods or goddesses so he focused his plays on the qualities of humans. So overall the Greeks plays explored the human condition through theatrical dramas which were fun and exciting to attend. Without this earlier on play than what would are plays be like today? ...
We women play the most important part, because women prophesy the will of Loxias in the oracles of Phoibos. ... There were three main classes of women in the time of ancient Greece. ... Even though women spend most of their life at home, but they still played an important part in Greek society. ... Slaves were never really but they played a part in society with helping the housewives. ... The female took an important part in religion by participating in the events and playing the essential role of The Greek woman may not have been respected and noticed for her hard work but now we can look b...
Ancient Greek Society Ancient Greece thrived from the third millennium to the first century B.C. ... Many were also taught to sing or play a musical instrument, and they trained for athletics and military service. Greek sons studied to become great citizens of Greece rather than working people. ... Men and women had differing roles, the status on ones birth, and the importance of religion all played roles in the distinction of social class. ... Slaves had no power or status in Ancient Greece. ...
Greek people were excellent fisherman and traders. ... This was definitely good for Greece's economy. The geography of Greece wasn't all that great. ... Islands were included as part of Greece's geography. ... Greece was home to Draco who was the person who first had written laws for Greece. ...
To the Greeks, the polis clearly meant more than the modern description of a city-state. ... The Greeks were a piece of the polis, and the polis was a piece of them. ... This was a daily part of the Greek's life and this was a place treasured by the Greek and played a large role in the communal feeling of the polis. ... Most importantly, what the polis meant to the Greeks was unity. ... Thus, the polis was valued by all Greeks from the wealthiest nobles to the slaves. ...
The Greeks were very close to their gods. ... In each of the stories, the gods play a large roll. ... Edith Hamilton, through the Greek myths he writes, exposes the Greek view of man and human nature. ... The Greeks view human nature with camaraderie. ... Children for many years have played with Hercules action figures. ...
