... or chanting some Greek myth while individual performers would stand on a rough wooden platform or cart. Spectators were seated on a hillside to view these early "plays". In the open-air, day-lit Greek theatre, the chorus was a practical necessity. It made the transitions between scenes, giving actors the chance to ... his fellowmen.Since all men were raised with the ambition of gaining fame and glory, tragedy should deal with heroic figures and great events. The plays, which were based on legends or remote history (though given the appearance of truth), were interpreted so as to convey s...

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In the age of medieval Christian thought, classical authorities reigned supreme as the ultimate source of knowledge about what was right and what was wrong. This, however, in the age of Christian humanist thought, was ... 's thought. This is so because they both make an attempt to de-emphasize the role that authority has played in Europe in the sixteenth century. The role of acquiring knowledge plays in both works is one of great magnitude. Montaigne quite clearly states what will be a prominent theme throughout his works, that "learning is a great ornament and a useful instrument of wondrous...

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