Sophocles and Antigone
Theatre is a form of art created to express the ideals or feelings of various groups of people. Widely held beliefs state that it began as a ritual, and through the performers’ repetition of a certain event in front of an audience, the ritual became a performance and theatre was born. In ancient Greece, the theatre was an outlet for religion because it worshipped Dionysus, the god of wine, crops, and reproduction. As theatre developed, undefined rules came into practice, and the process through which a playwright produced a play as well as the distinguishing traits characteristic of a successful play became in-depth and understood by all involved parties. It is the pinnacle of Greek theatre and Sophocles, a budding young playwright, has written a new play entitled Antigone. To successfully produce his play Sophocles must follow specific guidelines set up by the state by first making an appeal to the Archon, a high official who chooses three contestants to participate in the Dionysiac Festival. Sophocles must present Antigone as part of a group of three tragedies and one satyr play, and if deemed acceptable by the Archon, the Archon in turn will provide him with a chorus of fifteen men, a lead actor, and a Choregus. The Cho
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Approximate Word count = 1373
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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