-Review the following readings: “Commemorative Ritual ‘Drama’ in Abydos, Egypt”; “Dialogic Drama in the
City-State of Athens”; the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles; the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes; and
sections from Aristotle’s Poetics.
-Answer the following questions: Based upon the readings, How would you characterize the theatre (theatrical)
activities in ancient Egypt and Greece? What did these theatre (theatrical) activities provide for each society?
Use examples from the readings to support your answer.
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