Modern Vs. Ancient         'We saw her lying: she had made a noose of her fine linen veil and hanged herself. Haimon lay beside her, his love lost under ground, crying out that his father had stolen her away from him.' Throughout history plays have evolved in many ways. For example, the theaters where they hold plays have changed drastically from the original theater. Costumes are another item that has changed, but the content of …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…used to show the actors emotions in the play, but now instead of masks makeup and facial expressions are used to show how they feel.         Plays have clearly changed very little since ancient times. They have the similar motifs, themes, techniques, and are still held in a place similar to where they used to be, and that proves that future plays will have these same characteristics in them, and the same traditions will be kept.