What were the different cultural concerns in Ancient Greek Theatre?

I am doing a project for my Theatre Appreciation class. And I have to do a 9 slide presentation on a specific play of the time and how it specifically addressed a cultural concern of that period.

What were the different cultural concerns in Ancient Greek Theatre?

I would address how the Greeks believed that people learned by example. No Greek plays actually have killing, suicide or other violence on stage, the events always occur offstage. This is because Greeks believed that if a person saw the event happening, they would learn how to do it and be more inclined to commit the act. A good example of this is how in Oedipus Tyrannus (the Greek version), Oedipus gouges out his eyes offstage. Another example from the same play is how Iocaste kills herself offstage and then is rolled out on an Ekkyklema so that the audience can see that she is dead.

What were the different cultural concerns in Ancient Greek Theatre?opera mobile opera theater

There is a trilogy by Sopocles; Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone (an-tig-o-nee). If you've taken psychology and ever studied Sigmunk Freud, I'm sure you've heard of the Oedipal complex.

Cultural Topics Addressed: The importance of burying the dead, incest and sexuality, other themes I can't seem to recall.

Try searching: "Three Theban Plays"...you can focus on one or overview them all.