Abstract:
In the ancient Greek world, drama was a part of their lives, something intimate, frequent
and inseparable. It was not the individual choice that took the mass to the Greek theatre,
but they were a part of this process of dramas as a nation, which came in the guise of
rituals of festivals, held in honour of god Dionysus. Drama and drama festivals were
facilitated with state recognition and were sponsored by the rulers of the city-states,
encouraging the citizens to participate in them. Massive theatre structures were
constructed, providing seating capacity for thousands. Within such appealing
circumstances, Greek drama has evolved through time, gifting outstanding dramatists
and drama compositions to the world of aesthetics. Greeks being a nation whose lives
were embedded in a performance culture, drama was the most effective and intimate to
be utilized as a mode of communication, during such an ancient period where there were
no other modes of communication like in the world of today.
