Notes on Greeks

• Greek theatre had two themes: comedy and tragedy
• Oedipus Rex:
• Told he was going to kill his father- did in a car crash
• Marry his mother- did because he didn't recognize her
• Blinded himself because he didn't want to see the disapproval of people
• Tried to escape fait, but couldn't
• Had a child with his mom      
• People were so amazed that he could make it look like he blinded himself
• Written 2500 years ago
• So much to analyze
• The Greeks understood stuff
• Surprising that so much of the architecture is still standing because it has been around for a long time
• Located in an earthquake area
• Potters made vases to transport olive oils to other countries
• Took so much pride in everything so they always tried to do their very best
• Ex: making pots really well
• Wanted to be heroic like the heroes
• Made the huge boats
• They were amazingly built, took a lot of synchronization, and went flying fast
• Spartans did it by depriving themselves and making themselves fighting machines
• Athenians, tried to do their very best, and to learn everything
• Athenians weren't lazy
• Americans were lazy