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The Finest of Classical Plays (Both Tragedy AND Comedy)

The very finest of the best: the Classical world (Greek especially) gave us some of the finest drama in the history of the form. Here are my very, very favourites: both tragic and comic, with a couple of Roman comedies added for good measure! Hope you enjoy them :-). Due to its state of preservation I've used the Roman theatre at Aspendos for the list image.
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Agamemnon (The Finest First Page of Any Drama, Ever) (Æschylus)
Agamemnon (The Finest First Page of Any Drama, Ever)
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Æschylus
The Libation Bearers (Æschylus)
The Libation Bearers
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Æschylus
The Eumenides (The Kindly(!) Ones) (Æschylus)
The Eumenides (The Kindly(!) Ones)
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Æschylus
Iphigenîa in Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenîa in Aulis
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Euripides
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
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Euripides
Orestes (Euripides)
Orestes
6
Euripides
Electra (Euripides)
Electra
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Euripides
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
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Sophocles
The Wasps (Aristophanes)
The Wasps
9
Aristophanes
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
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Aristophanes
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
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Aristophanes
Aulularia (Unfinished, but Great Fun in What We Have) (Plautus)
Aulularia (Unfinished, but Great Fun in What We Have)
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Plautus
The Self-Tormentor (Terence)
The Self-Tormentor
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Terence
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