Philosophy

Aeschylus was born in 524 B.C.E. in the Greek town of Eleusis. He grew up in a wealthy and noble family who were residents of Athens. Aeschylus was intrigued by the work of Homer, who was a Greek poet. Homer’s most famous pieces were the Iliad and the Odyssey. Aeschylus was most driven by the writings of Homer and this is what led Aeschylus to become a writer. His earliest tragedy pieces were entered into competitions in Athens, where his first award for drama was received the same year Euripides was born. He continued to dominate the competition for years to come, bringing in thirteen first place awards.

Although Aeschylus was a great writer, he also took part in stirring events that changed the history of Athens. He became a warrior for Athenian and helped push back an invasion of Persians, which was also called the Battle of Marathon. He has seen his city go through various changes in politics, which ultimately resulted in Democracy.

Aeschylus became the first renowned award-winning Greek author of tragedy. He was followed by two great writers, Sophocles and Euripides, who also won the honor. Aeschylus is mainly recognized as an icon because of what he contributed to Greek drama. He took the outline of plays and revamped them to formerly fit his desires. Greek tragedies traditionally only had one actor and chorus, but Aeschylus’s vision added a second actor to the script. This addition allowed more dialogue between characters and the chorus, but mainly permitted variations to the plot. He pushed the envelope even more by introducing costumes that were rich in taste and also developing dance routines for the actors.

Aeschylus’s mythical death was said to be caused by an eagle dropping a tortuous on to his bald head, which he mistaken for a rock.

Sophocles was the next greatest Greek writer of drama. He is remembered for his famous writing about Oedipus, which was also used by the well-known philosopher Socrates. Throughout...