Aeschylus guided the growth and development of tragedy and exerted a great influence on the Greek drama. He represented and faced the conflicting forces quite boldly. Before Aeschylus the chorus occupied an important place. Narratives were addressed to the chorus. It was Aeschylus who introduced lively dialogues. In this way, the chorus made room for the characters and the stage was occupied by the actors gradually and got prominence. Later the chorus became subordinate. This innovation is indebted to both Sophocles and Euripides. Aeschylus exhibited his creative faculty on a colossal state. The figures of Aeschylus were great the style was sweeping and his outlines huge. His subjects and style were majestic and gained massive strength. He cast his characters in the heroic mold. He very much liked the Athenians to be greater, nobler and more generous. He laid the scenes of some of his tragedies in heaven and hell.
He had drawn on the Greek legends. They were not more stories. The women characters of Aeschylus were more or less unimportant. His language was grand. His phraseology was gorgeous and similes and metaphors were dazzling. Aristophanes loved and adored all these qualities of Aeschylus and he was patronized by Aristophanes. He was a stern moralist. He was a symbol of strength and goodness.
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