The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the masses with intriguing stories. Melanie Sirof unveils the ancient theatrical...

The ancient Greek tragedy, The Phonessae, or The Phoenician Women, is offered here in a clearly formatted, full text version at this site.

Read the whole text of this ancient Greek tragedy at this well-laid-out site from the University of Adelaide.

This is the full audio version of the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. A brief summary and list of characters are provided and then links to each of two parts of the play.

Overview of the history of ancient Greek theatre written in a kid-friendly format teaches about the architecutre of the theatre buildings as well as the structure of the plays.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show with images and information about Ancient Greek Theatre including the masks used for comedies and tragedies.

The tragic story of a young girl's sacrifice is told in this Greek drama. The full text is available at this clearly formatted site.

The ancient Greek playwright's famous story of the jealous Medea is presented here in full text.

This selection from Aristotle's "Poetics" offers the famous Greek philosopher's explanation of the origins of comedy. For a complete understanding of both comedy and tragedy in the traditional literary sense, the entire text of...

This comprehensive site gives a summary, the major themes, plot analysis and study questions of the ancient play, Agamemnon.

This is an online study guide for the classical play Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King by Sophocles including author information, literary elements, scene summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.