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Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle
Let's look at Aristotle's rules for theater, and how they can be used for catharsis.
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Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes
How did Greek comedy evolve out of tragedies? And how did that become real comedy?
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Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater,
Turns out, Roman theater looks A LOT like Greek theater.
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Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca
Roman dramas lifted stories and characters directly from Greek dramatists like Menander.
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The Rise of Melodrama
In the 18th century, audiences were ready for some really, really dramatic theater.