CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Myths
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Fables
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Tragedies
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Fairy tales
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greek tragedies and comedies were always performed in outdoor theaters.
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: -His play ‘The Persians’, first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were two main types of plays that the Greeks performed: tragedies and comedies. Tragedy-Greek tragedies were very serious plays with a moral lesson. They usually told the story of a mythical hero who would eventually meet his doom because of his pride. Comedy-Comedies were more light-hearted than tragedies.