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Comedy and Tragedy masks
The comedy and tragedy masks have their origin in the theatre of Ancient Greece. The earliest plays were called Satyrs; they were parodies of myths. Their style was much like what we know as Burlesque.
The actors in these plays that had tragic roles wore a boot called a buskin that elevated them above the other actors. The actors with comedic roles only wore a thin soled shoe called a sock.
Melpomene is the muse of tragedy and is often depicted holding the tragic mask and wearing buskins. Thalia is the muse of comedy and is similarly associated with the mask of comedy and comic’s socks. Some people to refer to the masks as “Sock and Buskin”.
See also
- Metonymy
- Comedy
- Tragedy
- Thespian
- Greek theater
- Buskin
- Sock#History
- Melpomene
- 18 Melpomene
- Thalia
- Muses