You know you want to answer this! essay outline on greek drama!

I'm doing greek drama for a project and I have information about the cult of Dionysus, basically how it began and I also have some information on how often the plays would be presented and what they brought to community and how important it is. I also...

have plays that were considered best at their time, like Antigone, Oedipus and so forth. I have to do an outline and I was wondering if this looks good:

Greek Drama Outline!! )

Opening:
Greek drama formed from revels, ecstasy and madness, also known as the cult of Dionysus. Through out time, the cult formed into something much more serious, that bonded society, provided entertainment and paved a path for modern plays.

Origin of Greek Drama:
Cult of Dionysus
o Background on cult of Dionysus [God of Wine]
The basis of the cult of Dionysus was drunkenness, madness, revels, sacrifices, and unrestrained sexuality. Out of this was the birth of many Greek dramas, plays and a new form of entertainment.

Continuous Paragraph:
First person to act out on a play
o Thespis or Phrynicus
o Where and how often the plays were presented
o Was this a large part of their society or was it disproved? [since it focused mainly on the human suffering]

The Writings:
Greek Tragedies
o Aeschylus
o Sophocles
o Euripides
Greek Comedy
o Aristophanes
o Menander
Focus on One Playwright
o Not sure yet!!

The Affect it had on Society:
[Mention how this brought society together and provided a form of unity and excitement, it was encouraged by the government. It brought different social classes together, genders and ages. Sense of equality?

Conclusion!
o Tie back everything in a few sentences. )

Lots olf great ideas there!

You might want to add something about how the cult of Dionysos had a liberating effect on women. It began primarily as an ecstatic cult with female worshippers, in contrast to the male-dominated worship of Zeus and the other Olympians, who in turn had ousted many of the practices connected with the ancient worship of the Mother Goddess throughout the Mediterranean.