... . He began his career as a playwright when he won the Dionysia, a prestigious annual theater competition. From there, he wrote 120 plays in 62 years. 24 of his plays won first place in the Dionysia, and the rest placed second. He made many innovations to the theater, including a machine to raise and lower people to create the effect of flying and an increased number of people in ... the chorus to allow for a more involved plot. He also introduced the idea that people are responsible for their own actions and control ... "hostage," which he probably was, for he lived during a time of war...

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