Dramatist of Greek Tragedy There were many dramatists in the years of B.C. There were three of them that were known more than any other. Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. These three guys are much alike but they also have their differences. The "Father of Tragedy," Aeschylus was born in 525 B.C. in the city of Eleusis. When Aeschylus first began writing, the theater had only just begun to evolve. Plays were little more than …showed first 75 words of 1100 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1100 total…over one hundred plays and only nine plays are known. He introduced the third characters. They all were priest. There were many dramatist in the B.C. era. The ones that come to our mind are Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles. They all were very good dramatist. They all added new things to drama, which made it interesting to watch. They added the second and third characters and wrote many great plays that still exist today.