Ancient Greek Tragedy: History, Playwrights and Performances

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Have you read or seen any Greek tragedy? What did you think of it? Do you have a favourite? Let us know!

[@segovia5758]

Can't talk about a favourite without justifying the criteria for appreciation. Also, in some cases, the 'story' spans individual plays. Having said that like many I think Antigone really challenges (note, tragedies don't often have clear good and bad), Medea similarly (and see 'comedy' Never on Sunday for wonderful take on this). But Oedipus had most impact on me for its wonderful symmetry whose 'double negation' must have been influenced by the 'greek' mathematicians?

[@timb.4902]

Thank you for this high quality production, and for your introduction into the topic. I came here hoping to understand what a tragedy "is", its defining traits and characteristics (since, currently, the word Tragedy came to be a substitute for anything bad or terrible). I am quite hopeful that a follow up video could describe a) the reason the tragedies have been created, b) been relied upon, c) what would contrast the tragedy from other performances.

[@ROMA--AETERNA]

Great stuff. It's incredibly sad that history hasn't been taught in public schools for decades!!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

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[@stevenbrown9275]

Excellent, informative video. Thank you for posting. Also, great T-shirt.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ukestudio3002]

Antigone is a favorite of mine. Thank you for your vid !

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We love her too! Thanks for watching!

[@Tekmirion]

👍 As always well presented and informative!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

And as always, thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comments!

[@karasharpe3181]

We love Antigone! Our fave here in Spokane, WA!

[@Deirachi]

Loved it! Instant subscribe!

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[@karinakriger71]

Beautiful! This video helped me to do a work for intercultural studies at the teaching training college. Thank for spreading history!

[@SARAMARCELARIANOARISTIZABAL]

A good video i learned a lot of greek tragedy. God bless you

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thank you for your kind words. 🙂

[@donttakeitpersonal8704]

Such a good and clear video

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[@ShivamKumar-gv2yh]

Dii, where do you get such good knowledge from? 🤔

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[@ShivamKumar-gv2yh]

@@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia Ok, Thank u di, You are so cute. I love you dii. ❤️

[@NaeemKhan-wm2nh]

Well presented I need notes plZz

[@areebawani6522]

Ma'am for presentation I have to give work cited if you could tell the source

[@Stevedooaceo]

Very imformative

[@donttakeitpersonal8704]

I have 1 question.When you say costumes of the actors, are you speaking about the real actors or about the choir who is singing? I assume that there were never more than 3 actors on stage.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Both. 🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@7349yt]

I'd like to see a Greek play performed as it was originally intended: only by men in masks and in Ancient Greek. I wonder what it would be like.

[@segovia5758]

Does the use of mask to some extent reduce male actor effect?

[@7349yt]

@@segovia5758 I doubt it. In fact, I suspect the reverse. Not "a" man, not this or that man, and not "an actor" but the myth embodied, in the voice, the movement, the bodily strength and power of something more than "a" man/actor.

[@googlebanmetoomuch2601]

I think those Greeks were on to something

[@jennypoussin3866]

Great overview ☺️❤️

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

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