Classic English Literature

The theatres of Sophocles and Shakespeare: A comparison Theatre has always been society’s mirror, a way of revealing the true nature of society. Fifth century BC Athens citizens are a true testament to this fact. This is the time when many of the Greek tragedies that are so famous today originated; a time when plays were regarded selfishly, almost as if they were religious occasions. The plays were presented either at the winepress feast, Lenaea in January, or the Great Dionysia spring feast of the God of wine and crops Dionysius. The Athenians loved the contests so much that every playwright was required to present three tragedies on successive days in competition with each other. Each...