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He introduced the idea of comedy and romantic drama to Greek theatre.

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He is known for plays such as Medea, The Bacchae, Electra, and Cyclops.

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Throughout his plays he rejects the theology the Homer would represent in his plays, finding them rude and irrational when playing out "divine justice".

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Euripides | Ancient Greek Tragedy & Plays

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Euripides was the last of classical Athens’s three great tragic dramatists, following Aeschylus and Sophocles. It is possible to reconstruct only the sketchiest biography of Euripides. His mother’s name was Cleito; his father’s name was Mnesarchus or Mnesarchides. One tradition states that his

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Plays like The Bacchae of created a theme of contrasts that is still used today.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2007/dec/19/whyeuripidesremainsrelevant

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Homer's influence on theatre and epic poems marks him as basically the father of tragic plays. Each poet that followed him takes inspiration from his stories.

https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2018/01/16/reception-of-homer-by-the-tragedians/

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Two of his most famous works are The Odyssey and The Illiad

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"Tradition and originality - those are the twin factors that must always be kept together and balanced out in any critical assessment of Homer's achievement.
To us, as we look back over the
centuries, he seems to stand at the very dawn of European literature, and some have called him primitive. His style has the rapidity and directness of youthful utterance. Yet his metre is complex, his language is richly ornate, and in content his thought is highly sophisticated."

"Homeric Poetry and its Significance to the Modern World" By J.V. Luce pp.83

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Added more outrageous comedy to already comedic plays.

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Some of his famous works Bacchides, Persa, Amphitruo, Epidicus, Rudens, and the Brothers Menaechmi

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Plautus teaches us today to find humor in history. Things in past can be funny if you think about it hard enough.

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Terence was Plautus's most prominent protegee

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"Take, for example, The Simpsons or Stath Lets Flats, both of whose silliness in story and language have more in common with Plautus, and contrast them with The Office (UK) or Mum, shows that are closer to real life and have more in common with Terence. The plot structures and characterisations of sitcoms are indebted, if you go back far enough, to these plays."

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Some of his works include Phormio, Andria, The Adelphoe, and Hecyra.

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Adopted in the Greek Middle Comedy period. These Phylakes, were burlesque's of of tragedies and myth. They were also kind of a "slice of life" heightened by farse-like, comedic elements.

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A giant party where Greek playwrights would put their works on stage. The festival of Dionysus is where most famous Greek tragedies and comedies were first introduced. Think of it as a giant YES! Fest. This was also a celebration of worship for the god of wine, or in Percy Jackson terms, "The Party God".

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Contrary to the farsical ways of Phylakes, Etruscan mimes were used for a more somber purpose. They were used funerals. To be specific, the Romans would hire actors on at funerals to wear a mask fashioned to the likeness of the deceased and play out the highest points of the departed's life. It was customary in Rome for funerals to start from sad to festive throughout the ceremony.

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The Ludi Romani translates to the Roman Games. This was a festival held every September in honor of Jupiter. Ludi Romani was a time where chariots races were going on as well as various theatre festivals!

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The Greek theater layout was an amphitheater. the round base at the bottom was the orchestra; A spot where the chorus would sing and dance. The background of the stage was always set to look like a palace or temple. Stone seats adorned the front row while the remaining bits of seating in the auditorium consisted of wooden benches.

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Periaktois are rudimentary set pieces. They are triangular prisms with a scene flat on each side. They can be turned to set different scenes. It's very cool and cost effective way to use set dressing.

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The Roman theater layout is very similar to a Greek ampitheater. The big difference is that Roman theaters have a more defined stage with back stage crossovers. The stage is also covered.

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No clowns here. The circus Maximus was a huge arena that hosted various events. One prominent one being chariot races.

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The Greco-Persian War was a series of battles between the greeks and the Persians. it was the most intense between 490 and 479 BCE where Persia launched two invasions on Greece. The Greeks eventually won out.

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Oral Tradition of Homer's Odyssey and Illiad

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Oral Tradition of Homer's Odyssey and Illiad

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It is most likely Homer's Odyssey and Illiad were written with theatre in mind. It is clear it follows Aristotle's principles of a beginning, middle, and end. It is passed down from generation to generation orally.

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An early, rustic version of improvisational comedy. The farces derived their name from the town of Atella region of southern Italy. These farces introduced the ides of stock cahracters.