... . 1.) Homer was one of the great writers of ancient Greece. He is famous for writing both The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is about Achilles and his battle with Agamemnon. Achilles is known throughout Greece as the ideal male. He was an attractive, athletic warrior, but in Homer's tale, he is shown to have a temper and only cares for winning ... a message to be heard because the plays were filled with depth and can affect the audience with empathy. One playwright who brought contemporary issues in his plays was a man named Aeschylus. His play was about an old legend, but his message ...

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