![]() The heroics being based on real stories that took place under the Ottoman rule, with Karagiozis being represented as the helper of an important hero. Many believe that there are only 2 real forms of plays that Karagiozis performs in: the Heroics and the Comedies. Karagiozis is always finding mischievous ways of making money to deal with his poverty and feed his family. The plays always take place during the rule of the Ottaman Empire and the set always consists of his cottage being on the far left and the sultan’s palace being in the far right. He lives in a poor Greek cottage with his wife Aglaia and his three sons. Hi clothes are always ragged, his feet are always bare and his right hand is always depicted ass long. Karagiozis is a poor, deformed hunchbacked Greek.Without him, the performance would cease to be. However, the Karagiozophaiti was probably the most important part of the production. Lanterns and gas lamps were also incredibly important as they acted as the light source (although they were slowly replaced by electrical lamps). One of the most important props being the white sheet, which was essential to any Greek shadow puppet play. Not solely because of the character shadow performances, but also due to the incredibly important props. ![]() During these shadow performances the audience deemed the characters as magical. The Karagiozophaiti would move the puppets in vigorous ways and would dress the puppets themselves in strange and ragged clothing to show the brutal nature of the Ottoman oppression and the innocent and merciless beatings that would be dealt out. ![]() These included comedies inspired by everyday life, those influenced by fairytales and finally traditional folklore and heroic themes inspired by the years of oppressive Ottoman rule.
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