Greek Drama ((4 Credits))

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Students will survey classical Greek drama by studying several key works by playwrights from this era. We attempt to identify what social, political, economic, and/or personal message each play portrays to audiences and then determine how the various characters, situations, and incidents help to dramatize this position. Aristotle's Poetics will ground our work in theory along with other theories about Greek drama. We will also consider the use of dramatic devices in these plays and investigate concepts such as tragedy, comedy, family curse, tragic flaw, recognition, reversal and a "final gesture of heroism."