![]() With two actors and a chorus, complex plots and conflicts could be staged as never before, and the poets who competed in the festival were no longer writing elaborate hymns, but true plays. Later, Aeschylus transformed the art by using two masked actors, each playing different parts throughout the piece, essentially inventing Greek drama as we know it. An anonymous poet came up with the idea of having the chorus interact with a masked actor. By the 6th century BC, Athenians had transformed a rural celebration of Dionysis into an urban festival with dancing choruses that competed for prizes. Greek drama seems to have its roots in religious celebrations that incorporated song and dance. ![]() ![]() The specific circumstances surrounding the origin of Greek drama were a puzzle even in the 4th century BC. ![]()
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