WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Oedipus Rex by Sophocles In Oedipus Rex, a father leaves his own son, Oedipus, to die in a field. Rather than die, he is taken in by another family and raised. While with this family, Oedipus is told by an Oracle that he will murder his father and sleep with his mother.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in which participants would dress up in costumes and masks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Theatre of Chaeronea, Boeotia. Theatre of Orchomenos, Orchomenus (Boeotia) Theatre of Delphi, Delphi. Theatre of Stratos, Aetolia-Acarnania. Theatre of Oiniades, Aetolia-Acarnania. Theatre of Eretria, Euboea. Theatre of Thebes, Thebes.