Posted by kit on April 26, 19100 at 11:39:51:

In Reply to: Aeschylus added the second role in one play before him, no one did that?? posted by Rider on April 20, 19100 at 14:27:59:

: Can anyone outthere hlpe me? It was said that Aeschylus was the first person to add the second role
: in one play, before him every play was played by one performer!! Can any one tell me is this right?

: Rider

I think, though I'm not certain of this, that Aescylus was the first to add a *third* actor, thus allowing much more complicated interactions between characters. Before that only two actors were used.

The first piece of evidence for this I can think of offhand is the trial scene in the Eumenides, where Athena, Apollo and Orestes are all on stage at once (as well as the chorus of Furies).

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