The Ancient Greeks used drama to advance their culture, and in doing so, they promoted the morals of their gods/goddesses system. For example, in Sophocles' Antigone, the playwright uses a clash between brothers, a quest for power, and the idea of inescapable fate to advance the moral that humans must obey the gods and their traditions even if it means physical death.
Practically speaking, if Greek audiences watched these dramas, they were supposed to take away the moral and apply it to their lives. If an invading city or culture tried to force something upon the Greeks that they were against, then the Greeks were expected to fight to the death in defense of their beliefs or traditions.
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