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The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the masses with intriguing stories. Melanie Sirof unveils the ancient theatrical innovations that made the way for Broadway.
Lesson by Melanie Sirof, animation by Andrew Foerster.
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What’s really tragic is not only did Oedipus Rex come in second at the contest but we also don’t even have copies of Philocles tragedies to compare it to in order to determine if it was a fair loss. In fact we don’t even know the name of the play Oedipus lost too, the passage of the sands of time has robbed us of even that.
Finn
Most of not all of Philoces' works no longer exist in any form and have been lost to history forever.
I agree
”kills his father, and marries his mother. that sounds pretty tragic to me”
*i'm dying*
Hopefully not by your son.
we all are, pretty tragic, right?
Georgi Ion And then the way the Seacrestopolis says "It is most tragic!" so excitedly 😅
Georgi Ion That is pathetic, not tragic.
"peace, love and catharsis" makes for an awesome catchphrase.
I have no idea why this is so confusing to people, I found this easy to follow and it just explains how different early Greek writers went about constructing their plays.
It required basic knowledge of Greek Theatre to understand the references.
altough a fun variant on the original style of TED-ED. I prefer the normal narrator with cold hard facts over this story telling type of education. Still a great video
Absolutely. The 'TV hosts' premise wears very thin by the end.
This is a really clever way of presenting information, I love it
i also think so
This video was an absolute masterpiece. The combination of the eccentric narrative style of this video, it's great insights for the viewer who pays close attention to detail, as well as its top-notch humour, make this a truly remarkable video. As a person not too acquainted with the greatest playwrights, let alone the greatest Greek tragedians of classical Greece, this really made me feek a combination of hopeless ignorance and unquenchable curiosity that I cannot properly describe. Kudos.
Same
the ryan seacrest and mario lopez reference, i see you TED-Ed, i see you.
oumaima I DIDN'T NOTICE IM SCREAMING
Who are/were they?
I appreciate TED-Ed's attention to the classics and the ancient world. Keep it up!
Some of the Greek words heard in this video in Greek:
Aeschylus: Αισχύλος
Sophocles: Σοφοκλής
Oedipus: Οιδίπους
Jocasta: Ιοκάστη
Thespis: Θέσπις
chorus: χορός
parodos: πάροδος
+gijijijijijijijijijijji this is why it annoys me when they pronounce aeschylus and oedipus
whatchachattin What do you mean? What is the thing that annoys you?
they dont pronounce the dipthong (the two vowels next to each other) instead only pronouncing 'e', the greek itself has 'ai' and 'oi' for the initial syllables respectively but they say 'e' and 'e'
whatchachattin Thank you! But may I ask you something? How come you know how to properly pronounce the diphthongs? Have you studied Greek? I'm asking out of pure interest because I am Greek myself
I study Latin and Ancient Greek at University
I liked this format. It was funny and entertaining, and I don't think it was as hard to follow as other people made it out to be
This is amazing! For someone who has read some ancient plays and has just a little bit (but enough) of knowledge about ancient drama plays, this is a masterpiece!
"Kills his father, and married his mother"
Sweet Alabama sounds...
He betrayed his family for family.
I am confused with my feelings.
I love how I know some of this. The Dionysus thing was cool. And the Greeks did *invent* tragedy. They knew the greatest heroes didn't get happy endings. Pretty sad, but what can you do? Greek tradegies and myths are awesome and twisted in a really odd way.
It definitely requires some background to understand what's going on, but come on, guys, this is great! Really, you have done amazing work. It's very entertaining and helps to renew the knowledge you had of ancient greek theatre. Even if you don't know a thing about it, the video is a super fun point to start introducing with it. Thank you so much!
This is totally our lesson! Thanks for making it more entertaining.
no idea what just happened ?? anyone can tell me what happened ?
Did you watch the video?
Hiphopopotamus I'm sure he/she did, it was still hard to follow especially if you don't know anything about theater history.
The beginning of theatre as we know it today. In the time of the ancient Greeks, plays would be performed by a chorus of 50 men all singing in unison. Then one man steps out to become an individual, and is known as an actor. This happens until there are 3 actors on stage.
sWifteruniTe nop man. i am without works. this sux more then mosquitoes.
luis hernandez
*12-15. not 50. There wouldn´t even been enough space for 50 men.
this one needed more work guys, this episode was just all over the place.
"peace, love and catharsis."
WHAT
What a coincidence! Iwas just analysing Antigone by Thucydidis for my exam tomorrow...
Ioanna Karaiosifidou Thucydides didn't write Antigone.
driskilla i think she is well prepared xaxaxaxaxa
I sure am cant u see? and yes i know it! Am Greek ! it was my way of saying that i will totally fail
Ioanna Karaiosifidou sofocles actually wrote it, and btw ill also have a exam lol
***** Either way, those are some nightmare spawners!
i got assigned from my teacher to watch this.. i like it! :D
Awesome! Would love to see more theatre-related videos, not just math and science.
this was so great haha studying for my theater arts class and this was so helpful!
This was absolutely amazing.
I am in LOVE with the animation and presentation lmaooo
such a informative and masterpiece scene... 10/10
I need a worksheet on this video! Perfect
Well enacted. TED ED is now a studio!
“A nice fellow who kills his father and marries his mother.”
And thus lay the seeds for an entire profession. Sometimes charging 200 dollars an hour....and a fifty minute hour at that.
(1000 points to anyone who gets this reference.)
What would we become without a bit of... psychoanalysis (ψυχανάλυση)...
What about Euripides? It seems wrong to leave out one tragic ancient Greek playwright when there were only 3 with plays that still exist today.
im so happy that all of this is related to my english literature subject 💕
awesome presentation
its amazing how we went from this , to Musicals like Wicked,Cats or Les miserables!!
These are way better!!! I wish they would do more like this and caesar and Lenin and ones like that:)
Incredible TedEd💫
"Peace , love and catharsis " Lol I'm dying 😂😂😂
Great resource!
So strange that the historical points discussed are lost in the slap stick.
I actually enjoyed this
I'd like to see a video about Aztec Gods or Aztec history in general.
This was absolutely genius. I was laughing throughout.
Just send me a message or give me a call to make the Greek voice and I'll add subs too. I cant hear that english narration
Seacrestopolis and Mario Lopedokia must’ve been huge hunks in Ancient Greece.
Great act🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏
Beautiful!!!!!!
I absolutely love the bgm
Wish I could have it
Shout out to everyone who’s studying theatre arts!
Great video!
i dont get it
the best ever video i have seen in my whole life
Brilliant stuff
I'm not sure I follow what's happening. Is this video heavily dramatized or is this (somewhat accurately) how modern theatre begun..?
It's about the transition of a large chorus telling a story in theater to having characters acting out narratives. And how the innovations lead more and more towards the modern theater that we know, with actors, speeches, and such.
It didn't happen all at once this took centuries but it happened in this way.
I am not a literature student. Could you please tell me what does catharsis mean?
I liked it though. Good job. You never disappoint me
I loved it so much
Great job 👏
I thought that the greek tragic by excellence was Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
i came after watching the story reviewed by the ML studios crew (Malaysia)
4:35 ...no, it makes me feel sad.
I prefer one man narrative...
While this is a decent starting point for people interested in tragedy, there are a couple things to recognise:
This is based on the Aristotle’s “systematic” model of history of tragedy. These innovations didn’t necessarily happen as he describes them and thus not how they have been presented here. While traditionally it has been taken as true, it’s come under quite some criticism from many academics. One should also note that Aeschylus and Sophocles were not necessarily the “greatest” playwrights; they’re just two of the three Lycurgus, a prominent Athenian Statesman, decided to preserve during the 4th century BCE (the triad from which the two are from worked during the 5th century BCE). In fact, one lost author, Astydamas the Younger, wrote 240 plays (twice as many as Sophocles) and won fifteen first prizes) and was the first to be commemorated in the Theatre of Dionysus - before the rest of the triad.
"Peace, love and catharsis" needs to be a thing
the box office lady was not waving; she was saying "STOP! GIVE ME YOUR TICKETS OR PAY !!!"
The last one most tragic
That's it I need to make a movie about that
brilliant brilliant brillaint
Not a single mention of Euripides' contributions? O_o
ElvenAngel
Probably because Euripides was a terrible playwright that didn't contribute much.
Marlon Moncrieffe how dare you lol. Never heard of Medea? Let alone other great tragedies by Euripides
good
Wow - this was absolutely underwhelming.
Theapus? Is that where the term thespian came from?
yes
I love it soooooooo much
...Mario Lopedochea....Interesting character TED.
Mario Lopidochea does not sound particularly [ancient] Greek . Neither Christopoulos if this is the actual name.
I keep imagining the con-attorney in the History vs. series whenever Seacrestopolis speaks.
This is amazing :)
You assume people know the basis of theater origin ... difficult to follow
What ages is this video suitable for? Is it suitable for kids under 10?
that was cool!
Goat song!
Best vid ever
briliant ! here only perspective , from where u are mater
What? No Euripides?
He was in a complete other time period
Secretosples and Mario Lopadocia sound like cool Greek guys. 🤣
The messenger's explanation of the demise of Oedipus is not even in the slightest bit correct... Did they even read the ending of Oedipus?
What are you talking about? That is how it ended. After Oedipus realized that the prophecy was fulfilled, that he killed his father and bedded his mother, he gouged out his own eye with Jocasta's pins and self exiled himself, with Creon taking over the throne.
Nice
Sorry TED it seems you overestimated the thinking power of your audience. Looks like this whole thing went over a lot of people's heads.
Peace, love and katharsis
Para sa modules woh!
the last story is obviously Othello
No, it's Oedipus.
Or is it?
Spongiforma squarepantii
Yes it is.
Or is it an Adam Sandler movie? Those are tragedies right?
+Spongiforma squarepantii A tragedy to watch
,,U can't blame the guy, can you?"
This was a lesson worth -sharing- explaining... :|
the greek name's in english sound very od to me and im greek ,o,
oh here's a new topic on TED-Ed
why wen ever you hear a name you know in a difrent language sound od? to us
its an idea :P
can't understand nothing :(
where is euripides?
Anyone else sent here by school
I don't understand, are they saying plays didn't always have individual actors? How did they stage plays before?
Also do people find tragedies cleansing? I've never felt that after seeing a sad ending.
Hold up, I'm trying to know which of them was Addison Anderson and George Zaidan, but I'm really confused HAHAHAHAHAHA
Only the one's who read the background stories of the greek drama can fully understand the video....
i actually liked this kind of video hahaha
peace, love and catharsis
Adds one actor
INNOVATION
That just sounds like iPhone