... his most famous works that managed to survive of the over ninety plays were The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliant Maidens, The Orchestra, Agamemnon, and The Prometheus (Smith). Among them is most famous work, Agamemnon. Aeschylus's plays held a recurring set of traits. Each character was clear and direct, the plays usually consisted of reconciliation after guilt and punishment have taken ... specific characters. This also allowed the plot to be more complicated and in depth, and he was able to create more dramatic elements. Sophocles made the number of actors and chorus ...

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... playwrights that survived, Aeschylus (525-456BC), Sophocles (ca. 495-406BC), and Euripides (ca. 485-406BC). One of Aeschylus' works was, The Oresteia (485BC.), which was a trilogy. The three plays were Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides. The theme of the plays was about justice. He also introduced the second character to the stage.. Another playwright was Sophocles. He was most famous ... and its individuals. Sophocles introduced the third character and also the use of sense painting towards the history of theatre. He also increased the number of people taking part in a chorus....

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