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Geeky Greeks
and
Robust Romans
A look at how a few folks a few
thousand years ago began a few
trends
Geeky Greeks
Groveling for Great Grapes
Main Characters
Dionysus = god of wine (grapes)
Thespis = first playwright (boring)
Aristotle = wrote Poetics
(about drama)
Tragic Playwrights
Aeschylus (It was all like public speaking)
Formal characterization
Added second actor
Sophocles
Added third actor
Considered the tragic ideal
Euripides
Less formal
Wrote about the underdog
What the big guy wrote
Sophocles
Oedipus trilogy
Oedipus the King
o Guy kills dad, marries mom
Oedipus at Colonus
o Guy wanders, dies
Antigone
o Girl breaks law, hangs self,
everyone dies
Style of Greek drama
Who?
Men, boys played all characters
No women
What?
Tragedy
When?
Festival for Dionysus
Daytime
Style of Greek drama
Where?
Amphitheatre
Why?
Honor the gods
Entertainment
How?
Bare stage
Formal acting more like public speaking
Tragedy
or
Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
Five key elements
Good, noble, upper class man
Hubris
Tragic flaw
– Pride
Bad decisions
Falls
Dies
Tragedy Part II
or
A Tale of Two Feelings
Two emotions
Described by Aristotle
Fear
Pity
Catharsis
Purging of the emotions
Robust Romans
Roaring Rioters
Roman Drama
or
Is this a dagger I see before me?
Romans didn’t do much
drama
Mostly comedy
Violent entertainment
Chariot racing
Gladiator fights
Naval battles
Enemies (often Christians)
and lions
Life and Death
or
To Be or Not To Be
Greeks
Valued life
Philosophy for fun
Thinkers
Drama
No violence (drama)
Romans
Valued fighting
Violence for fun
Fighters
Not much drama
Violence (everything)
Stay Tuned To Hear …
The Rest Of The Story

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Geeky greeks and robust romans (havpa)

  • 1. Geeky Greeks and Robust Romans A look at how a few folks a few thousand years ago began a few trends
  • 3. Main Characters Dionysus = god of wine (grapes) Thespis = first playwright (boring) Aristotle = wrote Poetics (about drama)
  • 4. Tragic Playwrights Aeschylus (It was all like public speaking) Formal characterization Added second actor Sophocles Added third actor Considered the tragic ideal Euripides Less formal Wrote about the underdog
  • 5. What the big guy wrote Sophocles Oedipus trilogy Oedipus the King o Guy kills dad, marries mom Oedipus at Colonus o Guy wanders, dies Antigone o Girl breaks law, hangs self, everyone dies
  • 6. Style of Greek drama Who? Men, boys played all characters No women What? Tragedy When? Festival for Dionysus Daytime
  • 7. Style of Greek drama Where? Amphitheatre Why? Honor the gods Entertainment How? Bare stage Formal acting more like public speaking
  • 8. Tragedy or Whose Fault Is It, Anyway? Five key elements Good, noble, upper class man Hubris Tragic flaw – Pride Bad decisions Falls Dies
  • 9. Tragedy Part II or A Tale of Two Feelings Two emotions Described by Aristotle Fear Pity Catharsis Purging of the emotions
  • 11. Roman Drama or Is this a dagger I see before me? Romans didn’t do much drama Mostly comedy Violent entertainment Chariot racing Gladiator fights Naval battles Enemies (often Christians) and lions
  • 12. Life and Death or To Be or Not To Be Greeks Valued life Philosophy for fun Thinkers Drama No violence (drama) Romans Valued fighting Violence for fun Fighters Not much drama Violence (everything)
  • 13. Stay Tuned To Hear … The Rest Of The Story

Editor's Notes

  1. Dionysus = god of wine Thespis = first playwright