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revelers walking in procession answering calls from the onlookers Komoidia is derivedfrom. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. Dr. Neighbours. NRHS . Theatre Classes. The land. The myths. The stage. The. . Land. Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea. The Land. PURPOSE OF GREEK DRAMA. Dramas presented by the state at annual religious festivals. . Euripides . Bacchae. 2. Agenda. Recap and Update. Dionysianism. cont’d Analysis Part . 2, Advice, . How to Play?. Pentheus. ’ . Maenadic. Make-Over. (pp. 432 ff.). 22-Sep-11. 2. Bacchae 2. Recap and Update. The Tragic Process. The Tragic Hero. In Shakespeare’s era, a tragedy always focused on the tragic protagonist:. A person of high stature whose personal flaw causes him to choose wrongly.. Progression of the Tragic Process . “All men by nature desire knowledge.”- Aristotle. Tragedy. Tragedy - . Tragedy dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods. Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. Then, as he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. . Origin. . of. . Tragedy. Religious festivals in honor of Dionysus . Greek tragedy originated in religious festivals in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility.. Dionysus died each winter but was reborn each spring.. A multifaceted god. Who is Dionysus?. Son of Zeus and Semele. God of vegetation (the male equivalent of Demeter), esp. of the vine and the grape. Represents ecstasy and madness. Associated with the theater. “. A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” – . Aristotle. Remember this…. Tragic hero = protagonist who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her downfall. a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Greek Drama Target Chart. Greek Tragedy: . Antigone. In your textbook, turn to p. 1064.. Read . the notes on the origin of Greek drama, theater and tragedy.. Create target notes in your binder:. arouses . pity and fear in the audience so that we may be purged of unsettling . emotions…. This emotional release can be pleasurable and exhilarating, not depressing. This emotional release is known as . a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Thespis: ? Given credit for being the first to put an individual actor on the stage., separate from the chorus.. Aeschylus (525B.C.-456 B.C.): Put two actors on the stage together, separate from the chorus, in order to create conflict.. Complete . Day 12.. Online Textbook . Quiz Vocab. . my.hrw.com Friday! . HFORYS VCWS Unit 1 . Mustangs1 . Essay Reminders. Introductions and conclusions. Analysis: . what. the evidence does and . Classical Theater. Beginnings. Early on, two genres evolved, tragedy and comedy.. It was the Greeks who, in the late 6th century B.C., invented Western drama. . From Festival Origins. Performances were vivid affairs, religious and civic occasions, and the entire community came to watch. Part of one’s civic duty.. Aristotle and the origin of tragedy. Aristotle created a definition of tragedy, and what we need to consider, is a) if Macbeth fits that definition and b) if not, can we still define Macbeth as a tragic hero..