1. Concept

The noun δρᾶμα/dráma, derived from the verb δρᾶν (drán, “do, act”), seldom means “action, deed” in the general sense. Especially in the tragedies of Aeschylus, the verb and noun form the antithesis of παϑεῖν (patheín, “suffer”) and πάϑος (páthos, “suffering”), for example in Aesch. Ag. 533. Predominant is the special meaning “dr…