Creon is a powerful and dominant dictator. The facial expressions shown in this picture demonstrates that he is a tyrant with a sense of malicious nature. 

During Ancient Greece, Greece tragedies were performed for 1000 years but were forgotten in the west until the 15th Century. During theatre only 3 actors took all the roles and would multi role throughout, all the actors would be men and they would all be professional and would play female roles.On stage violence is rare. The chorus would be useful for mask and costume change behind the scene.In Ancient Greece a lot of the plays were tragedies.The definition of tragedy is across time an enactment of suffering of which enquiries into its causes.The suffering can be physical,mental, or social or all three

The art form makes it bearable for us as actors to learn about why suffering occurs and how to cope with it as humans through the use of Ancient Greek Theatre.

During Ancient Greece, Greece tragedies were performed for 1000 years but were forgotten in the west until the 15th Century. During theatre only 3 actors took all the roles and would multi role throughout, all the actors would be men and they would all be professional and would play female roles.On stage violence is rare. The chorus would be useful for mask and costume change behind the scene.In Ancient Greece a lot of the plays were tragedies.The definition  of tragedy is across time an enactment of suffering of which enquiries into its causes.The suffering can be physical,mental, or social or all three

The art form makes it bearable for us as actors to learn about why suffering occurs and how to cope with it as humans through the use of Ancient Greek Theatre.

Flourished in Ancient Greece between 550BC and 220BC, became a significant cultural, political and military power during this period. There was festivals held as a cult of the god Dionysus.

Then, in the 500s BC, a poet named Thespis is credited with innovating a new style in which a solo actor performed the speeches of the characters in the narrative (using masks to distinguish between the different characters). The actor spoke and acted as if he were the character, and he interacted with the chorus, who acted as narrators and commentators. Thespis is therefore considered the first Greek "actor," and his style of drama became known as tragedy (which means 'goat song', perhaps referring to goats sacrificed to Dionysus before performances, or to goat-skins worn by the performers.

Thespis' new style subsequently became part of the official celebrations of the Dionysian festivals. In 534 BC, annual competitions for the best tragedy were instituted at the City Dionysia in Athens.

In 471 BC, the dramatist Aeschylus innovated a second actor, thus making dialogue between characters possible onstage. 

Then, around 468 BC, Sophocles introduced a third actor making more complex dramatic situations possible. Three actors subsequently became the formal convention (the actors could still play more than one character, distinguising between them with masks). 

The chorus could also function as a separate character rather than a narrator. In addition, the subject matter of the plays expanded so that rather than just Dionysus, they treated the whole body of Greek mythology. Greek theater buildings were called a theatron. The theaters were large, open-air structures constructed on the slopes of hills. They consisted of three principal elements: the orchestra, the skene, and the audience.The centrepiece of the theatre was the orchestra, or "dancing place", a large circular or rectangular area. The orchestra was the site the choral performances, the religious rites, and, possibly, the acting. An altar was located in the middle of the orchestra; in Athens, the altar was dedicated to Dionysus.

Behind the orchestra was a large rectangular building called the skene (meaning "tent" or "hut". It was used as a "backstage" area where actors could change their costumes and masks, but also served to represent the location of the plays, which were usually set in front of a palace or house. Typically, there were two or three doors in the skene that led out onto orchestra, and from which actors could enter and exit. At first, the skene was literally a tent or hut, put up for the religious festival and taken down when it was finished. Later, the skene became a permanent stone structure. These structures were sometimes painted to serve as backdrops, hence the English word scenery.

In front of the skene there may have been a raised acting area called the proskene, the ancestor of the modern proscenium stage. It is possible that the actors (as opposed to the chorus) acted entirely on the proskene, but this is not certain.

Rising from the circle of the orchestra was the audience. The audience sat on tiers of benches built up on the side of a hill. Greek theatres, then, could only be built on hills that were correctly shaped. A typical theatre was enormous, able to seat around 15,000 viewers.

Greek theatres were not enclosed; the audience could see each other and the surrounding countryside as well as the actors and chorus.The actors were so far away from the audience that without the aid of exaggerated costumes and masks, they would be difficult to see. 

Actors wore thick boots to add to their height and gloves to exaggerate their hands so that their movements would be discernable to the audience.The mask is the best-known symbol of Greek camerons head. 

A distinctive mask was made for each character in a play. The masks were made of linen or cork, so none have survived. We know what they looked like from statues and paintings of ancient Greek actors. 

Tragic masks carried mournful or pained expressions, while comic masks were smiling or leering. 

An actor's entire head was covered by his mask, which included hair. It has been theorized that the shape of the mask amplified the actor's voice, making his words easier for the audience to hear.