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assignment #9 4/1/20

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1. The two types of theater performed in ancient theatre were tragedies and comedies. Tragedy was serious drama about common themes that pertained to what was going in the ancient world. The tragedy was most always about hero who had a downfall of some sort. A comedy performed in ancient times contained scenes filled with slapstick situations as well as crude humor. These comedies were often performed to provide relief to the audience in ancient times 2. Gladiator and Oresteia can be compared to each other as they both are tragedies and provide a deepened look inside one character for most of the production. They provide a developing story throughout the play and a conflict that drives the storyline. I personally enjoy Gladiator very much because it has a great battle at the end which is your typical Ancient Greece story. 3.    To me this theater appears one mainly for just watching productions. As it only has half of a bowl and the seats are extr...
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