... includes elements such as structure, theme and style-that provides each work with its uniqueness. Oedipus is tragedy at its most debauchery-filled and disturbing. Lysistrata, on the other hand, is sharply satirical, bawdier even than much of what we today consider "edgy" or even "obscene". The structure of ... on the suspense and makes the tragedy that much more wrenching. It allows for something very key for the audience. We walk alongside our title character, in him even, discovering and uncovering as he does the same. His startling realizations, his deep regrets, his crippling remors...

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... . They had plays held at the amphitheater during the day just like the Romans. There were two types of plays, tragedies and comedies. Tragedy plays were plays that had a main character go through much suffering just to end up doomed in a sad and tragic ending. An example of a tragedy is Oedipus Rex where the lead ... character*s fate was to marry his mother and kill his father. Comedy is another type of play. Unlike tragedies, comedies are more humorous plays that have happy endings. An example of a comedy is Lysistrata. The Olympics were held by the Greeks. It was a series of athletic c...

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