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In the fifth century, the states imposed a classification system, which provided a method for dividing up the speaking parts in Greek drama; this is know as the "three actor rule". The three-actor rule had many advantages and disadvantages. The three-actor rule ....

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.... gave way for more effective portrayal of a character. It did this in two ways. First, it gave a way to make the character deeper by giving him contrast to the other characters. Second, it gave an outlet where the characters could form unions with each other. They could team up two against one. It gave a way to show more power to characters. The three-actor rule was also beneficial for financial reasons. Because they were limited in the amount of actors they could bring to festivals, the plays were cheaper to produce. This became extremely important to the companies who traveled around the state performing their work. They didn't have to creat ....