01:190:205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Polynices, Eteocles, Capaneus
12 Apr 2016
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Theater = major civic event: liturgy the tax on rich people to give back some of their wealth to the public, tragedy + comedy = important. Masks: actors wore them , chorus = important since shows audience how to feel/react, don"t see a lot of violence on stage refered to off stage/ show the aftermath. From some sort of wealth: reputation for emotional realism and insight: men as they are . Understands people who are stuck in the middle of a decision/what"s going on in their heads the psychological autopsy of the decision making process. Generates sympathy for characters + engages audience (hecuba + media: suppliant women play 423 bce. Mythological background: oedipus, his sons eteocles rules and polyneices is exiled. Oedipus was considered a hero because of what he went through (and his attention he got from the gods, even if it wasn"t good)
