Aeschylus impacted and influenced the ancient Greek theater by presenting his extravagant, costumes and visual effects, introducing plays with a second speaking actor instead of just the chorus and soloist, and being the creator of Greek tragedy. According to David Sacks, “Aeschylus was responsible for many innovations that soon became standard on the Athenian stage” (Sacks). This is accurate because Aeschylus developed new methods for the principles of performing and entertainment in the ancient Greek theaters. Aeschylus’s productions were focused on religion, politics, and myths. Aeschylus wrote between eighty to ninety plays and won somewhere near thirteen competitions in Athens, but seven plays are acknowledged today, due to their uniqueness in his time (Adkins and Roy). Aeschylus is known as the creator of Greek tragedy because he established a dramatic form. Today, the Greek theater would not be changed if Aeschylus’s never made his impacts with the multiple actors, elaborate costumes, being the creator of Greek tragedy.
In the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, Aeschylus’s dark memories and feelings from the battle provoked his seven, successful plays, thus being the beginning
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John T. Kirby claims, “…and his crucial innovation of a second speaking actor (thus allowing interaction between individuals, not just between one individual and a chorus)” (Kirby 85). His love for persuading his audience was his motivation for his contribution with the second speaking actor in his work. When bringing in a second actor, the role of the chorus is reduced and gives the performance more conflict, symbolism, action, and the overall structure of the story. Aeschylus’s addition of a second actor is obviously still used today and impacted not only Greek theater but the entire community of theater which is exceedingly