Greek theatre was related to both religion and politics in many ways. The Athenians did not use the theatre to make money, but rather to please the gods and themselves. The Greeks loved theater, but if they had to pick their favorite topic, most would say that they loved tragedy. Tragedy refers to tragic drama. All of the plays had to be approved by their god Dionysus. If the play was messed up, that would be considered a huge disrespect to the gods. In the earliest days, the only required or necessary; a circular dancing area for the chorus at the base of a gently sloping hill. As you see, these are very strict rule for these ceremonies, but they help us learn about our ancient history.
I thought the facts about how all the plays had to be approved by their Gods and if the play was messed up it would be disrespecting the Gods were very interesting because I didn't know that.
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