Excerpt from The Plays of Æschylus: Translated Into English

Tragedy, under Thespis, it has already been said, was nothing more than the recitation, by a single actor, of the exploits or adventures of some real or fabulous hero or heroes, which relieved, at intervals, the monotony of the chorus. By the introduction of two, and, occasionally, of more persons of the drama, * and by assigning to each a distinct part.

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