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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
“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.)
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
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.
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.
”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.
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.
"peace, love and catharsis" makes for an awesome catchphrase.
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 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.
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
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.
I appreciate TED-Ed's attention to the classics and the ancient world. Keep it up!
"Kills his father, and married his mother"
Sweet Alabama sounds...
He betrayed his family for family.
I am confused with my feelings.
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
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!
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 totally our lesson! Thanks for making it more entertaining.
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 was so great haha studying for my theater arts class and this was so helpful!
"peace, love and catharsis."
WHAT
This was absolutely amazing.
Awesome! Would love to see more theatre-related videos, not just math and science.
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.
im so happy that all of this is related to my english literature subject 💕
I need a worksheet on this video! Perfect
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.
such a informative and masterpiece scene... 10/10
i got assigned from my teacher to watch this.. i like it! :D
I am in LOVE with the animation and presentation lmaooo
Well enacted. TED ED is now a studio!
its amazing how we went from this , to Musicals like Wicked,Cats or Les miserables!!
this one needed more work guys, this episode was just all over the place.
I absolutely love the bgm
Wish I could have it
This was absolutely genius. I was laughing throughout.
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!
"Peace , love and catharsis " Lol I'm dying 😂😂😂
Great resource!
I actually enjoyed this
I loved it so much
Great video!
Incredible TedEd💫
These are way better!!! I wish they would do more like this and caesar and Lenin and ones like that:)
Beautiful!!!!!!
awesome presentation
This is amazing :)
Great job 👏
Great act🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏
I'd like to see a video about Aztec Gods or Aztec history in general.
Brilliant stuff
I liked it though. Good job. You never disappoint me
The last one most tragic
That's it I need to make a movie about that
I love it soooooooo much
I keep imagining the con-attorney in the History vs. series whenever Seacrestopolis speaks.
Seacrestopolis and Mario Lopedokia must’ve been huge hunks in Ancient Greece.
“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)...
that was cool!
brilliant brilliant brillaint
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.
the best ever video i have seen in my whole life
4:35 ...no, it makes me feel sad.
Shout out to everyone who’s studying theatre arts!
school is missing out on showing us this. I love this (:
I thought that the greek tragic by excellence was Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
So strange that the historical points discussed are lost in the slap stick.
i came after watching the story reviewed by the ML studios crew (Malaysia)
briliant ! here only perspective , from where u are mater
I am not a literature student. Could you please tell me what does catharsis mean?
Nice
"Peace, love and catharsis" needs to be a thing
good
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
Best vid ever
This was a lesson worth -sharing- explaining... :|
i dont get it
...Mario Lopedochea....Interesting character TED.
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
Needed to watch it 2 times to get an idea
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
Wow
the box office lady was not waving; she was saying "STOP! GIVE ME YOUR TICKETS OR PAY !!!"
Theapus? Is that where the term thespian came from?
yes
Secretosples and Mario Lopadocia sound like cool Greek guys. 🤣
Peace, love and katharsis
Goat song!
Para sa modules woh!
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 actually liked this kind of video hahaha
,,U can't blame the guy, can you?"
Adds one actor
INNOVATION
That just sounds like iPhone
peace, love and catharsis
Hold up, I'm trying to know which of them was Addison Anderson and George Zaidan, but I'm really confused HAHAHAHAHAHA
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
I prefer one man narrative...
Heard a little of Smash Bros. Melee in the song.
Mario Lopidochea does not sound particularly [ancient] Greek . Neither Christopoulos if this is the actual name.
That's the problem with cougaring
😮
where is euripides?
What? No Euripides?
He was in a complete other time period
3:06 that sounds pretty Alabama to me
i feel like im watching the hunger games😂
if you take a closer look the narrators even look like the ones from the hunger games🙈😬
Only the one's who read the background stories of the greek drama can fully understand the video....
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.