Greek Tragedies

This week in class we've learned much about tragedies and how the Greeks were a massive influence on the way we perceive them today.  In the earliest days, there were two main types of plays:  tragedies and comedies.  These were presented annually in a festival for Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility.  The tragedies at the time were very different than what is seen today - they were sung, by a choir.  There was no acting in early tragedies.  As time went on, different thinkers, most notably Aeschylus and Sophocles, changed how these tragedies were preformed.  They added actors, creating dialogue, and Sophocles even established the idea and practice of specialized scenery.  One of his works, Oedipus Rex, was called "The Perfect Tragedy".  After I read Oepidus Rex, I blog about my thoughts.