Aeschylus

Aeschylus (c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theater and allowed conflict among them; characters had previously interacted only with the chorus.埃斯库罗斯（约公元前525/524年—约公元前456/455年）是古希腊悲剧作家，常被称为“悲剧之父”。学界对悲剧这一体裁的认知始于其创作，而今人对更早悲剧的了解，在很大程度上依托于从其现存剧作中做出的推断。据亚里士多德所言，他扩充了戏剧中的角色数量，并允许角色间产生冲突；在此之前，戏剧中的角色仅能与合唱队进行互动。