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Drama Essay- Greek Theatre
At first in dithyrambous, there were no actors. Thespis was the poet who imported the first hypocrit, Aeschylos the second and Sophocles the third one. Besides these actors, who were playing the leading parts, there were also some other persons on the orchestra (=stage), playing "dumb" roles (the "followers").
At the begginning the actors were being chosen by the poets. In the 5th century they were being chosen by the State.
The hypocrits were always men, even if they were playing female roles. In order to have a female appearance, they were playing wearing the "prosternida" before the chest and the "progastrida" before the belly. In order to look taller and more impressive they were wearing "cothornous" (wooden shoes with tall heels). These shoes were the same for both legs (no right and left). They were dressed in long robes with vertical stripes.
The most essential part of their disguise was the mask. These masks were made ad hoc and they had big holes for the mouth and the eyes. The mask was absolutely necessary as it was necessary in the dionyssi......
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