Greek Theatre

Aug 04, 2014

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Greek Theatre. Comedy-funny plays Satire-use of humor and exaggeration to make fun of people Tragedy-Hero has suffering , destruction, and distress. Actors changed masks to change roles. Theatre. Jury of citizens judge the plays and give awards

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Greek Theatre • Comedy-funny plays • Satire-use of humor and exaggeration to make fun of people • Tragedy-Hero has suffering, destruction, and distress
Actors changed masks to change roles
Theatre • Jury of citizens judge the plays and give awards • Plays put on at festivals and talked about Greek gods and heroes • Businesses closed to watch festivals
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