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Origins
1200 BC - Cult of Dionysis enjoy ritual celebrations
Dithyramb - A 'Chorcic Hymn' used to describe the adventures of Dionysis
600 BC -Rites of Dionysis became mainstream, formalised and symbolic
Thespis of Attica
Around 550 BC - Thespis added a character to interact with the Dithyramb
This character was known as the protagonist - The main character.
Athens - 534 BC Thespis wins the first drama competition set up by Pisistratus
Aeschylus
Notable works - 'Persians', 'The Suppliants and 'The Oresteia'
He introduced props, scenery and reduced the chorus from 50 down to 12
484 BC - He turns the Dithyramb in to drama and adds a second character - the Antagonist
Sophocles
Notable works - Oedipus, Ajax, The Trachiniae, Electra, and Philoctetes
He takes the interaction away from Gods and humans to just humans and humans
468 BC - Adds a third character
Ancient Greek Theatre