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AUTHORS: Aeschylus |
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| Aeschylus was born in 525 B.C. in
the city of Eleusis. Of his ninety-two plays,
only seven have survived. When Aeschylus began
writing plays, they consisted mainly of a chorus
that danced and exchanged dialogue with an actor
who portrayed one or more characters with the use
of masks. It was a major step for drama when
Aeschylus introduced a second actor. He is also
said to have directed many of his own plays, and
his representation of the Furies was supposed to
have been so realistic that women in the audience
miscarried. Aeschylus lived until 456 B.C. His
life laid the groundwork the dramatic arts would
need to flourish. List Of Works: The Suppliants The Persians Seven Against Thebes Prometheus Bound Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Eumenides |