Greek tragedy

 Greek tragedy 

Well, greek tragedy is a form of theater from ancient greece and anatolia It reached its most significant form in athens  in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes called Attic tragedy.Tragic plots were most often based upon myths from the oral traditions of archaic epics. 

These tragedians often explored many themes around human nature, mainly as a way of connecting with the audience but also as way of bringing the audience into the play.

These are debated amongst scholars. Some have linked the rise of the genre, which began in athens , to the earlier art form, the lyrical performance of epic poetry.

Tragedy plays are performed outdoors, such as that of Dionysos in Athens and apparently open to the entire male population, the plot of a tragedy was almost always inspired by episodes of Greek mythology, which we must remember were often part of Greek religion . 

The first of the great tragic poets was Aeschylus , innovative , added a second actor for smaller roles and by including more dialogues in his works , also he was one of the most important

The second great poet of the genre was Sophocles, in fact he calls himself the father of tragedy, The second great poet of the genre was Sophocles, in fact he calls himself the father of tragedy  

generally used expressive masks so that their real faces were not seen and it was always a tradition