CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Tragedies focused on the death of the gods and goddesses
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Tragedies traced the downfall of heroic figures and comedies made observations about Greek culture and society
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Comedies focused on the lives of the gods and goddesses and tragedies focused on wars in other civilizations
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Comedy and Tragedy are two genres of literature that traces their origins back to the Ancient Greece. In simple terms, the main difference between comedy and tragedy is that the comedy is a humorous story with a happy ending while a tragedy is a serious story with a sad ending.
Detailed explanation-2: -How were Greek tragedies and comedies similar and different? SIMILAR: They were both plays. DIFFERENT: Tragedies focused on the hardships of the hero. Comedies exposed flaws in society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ancient Greeks took their entertainment very seriously and used drama as a way of investigating the world they lived in, and what it meant to be human. The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Greek tragedy is widely believed to be an extension of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus, and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. Tragic plots were most often based upon myths from the oral traditions of archaic epics.