In ancient Greece, theatre peaked at a very unstable time when battles were rampant, for example the battle of Marathon, the Ionian revolt, and the Three Battles. The Greek states were at odds with each other and debates raged about whether to be an oligarchy or a democracy. This made it hard for the Greeks to even unite against outside forces. This was when drama flourished, as the Grecian plays served as a political commentary on the turbulent times and entertained people to relieve them of their troubles.

This was also a time for philosophical thinking. New ideas or concepts were introduced by means of plays. Philosophy naturally brought up the subject of deities. They were highly regarded in Greece and plays were structured to have the gods play the principal roles.

The first reason of adding gods was not only were they highly regarded, but playwrights too...