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AngelaHernandez
Prof.Wimberly
ENL101
October28,2015
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ResearchQuestion:HowdomodernpeopleinterpretancientGreektragedy?

Differenteras,differentmindsets
ThiscampclaimsmodernpeopleinterpretancientGreektragedydifferentlythanancient
Greecebecauseoftheviewoftragedyindifferenttimeerasorjustthedifferenceinsocieties.
ThiscampworksasthefundamentalpremisethatthewayGreeksviewtragedyiscompletely
differentthanmoderndaypeople.Althoughmostplaysaretranslatedandbarelychanged,
modernpeopleviewitasaworkofartspeakingagainstsocietyasopposedtoanancientGreek
whoviewsitasastorythatisdestinydrivenandcannotbestopped.
TheGreeksperspectivewouldfaultthemoderndayideologyoffightingdestinyand
believinginhappyendings.WhichiswhyIbelievemodernpeoplefindithardtointerpretand
believeGreektragedy.
Althoughrespectedandlovebymodernpeople,thiscampemphasizesthattheway
modernpeopleviewproblems(tragedy)iscompletelydifferentthananancientGreekperson.A
bigpartofthisisbecausemodernpeoplenotonlyusetheirpasthistorytounderstandaplaybut
alsoaddsvariables(race,gender,etc)thattheGreekwriterwouldnoteventhinkabout.

ExampleAuthors
Felski, Rita. Introduction. New Literary History. 35.1
. JSTOR.org. 2004. Web. 18 Oct.
2015.
FelskiarguesthatGreektragedyiscompletelydifferentthanthewaymodernpeople
viewdilemmas.Tragedydepictsmanasanunwelcomeguestintheworld(vi),yetmodern
peoplebelieveanythingcanbechangedwiththerightmindsetandfaith.Furthermore,she
revealsthatmostmoderncriticsdismisstragedybecauseofthepromotingofhelplessness,
fatalism,andresignation(vi).
FelskinotonlycitesGreektragediesbutmoderndaydirectorsandcriticsdiscussing
Greektragedytodayinage.Shespeaksonthepoliticalimpacttragedyisformedinandhow
dependingontheera,peoplewillviewitdifferently.Shealsodiscussesthatthedifferent
mindsetsofthemoderndaypersoncomparedtoanancientGreekiswhatreallydeterminesthe
interpretationofGreektragedy.Felskigivesusalookinsidetheheadofthemodernperson.

Carter,D.M.Chap5ThePoliticalReceptionofGreekTragedy.
ThePoliticsofGreek
Tragedy.
JSTOR.org.2007.Web.19Oct.2015.(14360).

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CarterbelievestomerelystageaGreektragedycanbeapoliticalact(145).ButGreek
tragedieswereironicallyseeninasenseofcelebrationdespitethedarkdrama.Tragedybeinga
mixtureofphilosophyandpolitics,theancientGreekstookthetimetoquestionthepolisandnot
somuchtheindividual.Hedemonstrateshowthemodernliberalthoughtwouldbemeaningless
toanancientGreekaudience.Carteralsobringsupthisideaoffeminismandhowithaschange
theinterpretationofGreektragedytothemoderneye.
CarterusesGreektragediesperformedinmoderndayasexampleofhisclaimandhow
manyhaveuseditasapoliticalact.HestressesthatthemindsetofaancientGreekpersonis
completelydifferentmeaningthatthepoliticalactswouldhavedifferentmissionsonwhatto
expresstotheaudience.

Kirk,RussellAmos.TragedyandtheModerns
CollegeEnglish1.4Jan1940.
JSTOR.org.Web.18Oct.2015.(34453).
Kirkconcludesthatthewaymodernsviewtragedyiscompletelydifferentbecausethe
worldhaschangedsinceSophoclesdaytragedyhaschangedsincethosetimes,buttragedy
stillsurvives(345).Hebelievesthatmaterialisticthinkershaveconvincedthemthatthisisthe
beallandendallandthatmansnoblenessesaremeaningless(345).Hereferstomodern
peopleasmaterialisticthinkersbecausetheyliveinanindustrialage.Thisideathateverything
canbefixedeffectsthemodernperson'sthinking..
Tragedymeansdefeat,itmeanshumanweaknessandinthispowerhungrysocietyofa
modern,itisimpossibletointerpretGreektragedythesamewayastheancients.Kirkbelieves
tragedyisstillalive,hejustbelievesthatithasbeenformedtoreflectoursocietyasopposedto
theancientGreek.ThatiswhyaccordingtoKurt,modernsinterpretGreektragediesextremely
differentthanancients.

Ross,Deborah.EscapefromWonderland:DisneyandtheFemaleImagination
The
McGrawHillReader:IssuesAcrosstheDisciplines10.
17Nov.2015.(61021).
Rossarguesthatsincethebeginningoftheseventeenthcenturyconservativeauthors
haveusedromancesandnovelstoteachgirlsthattheirdreamsaredangerousandoflittle
relevancetotheirdailylives(612).RossargueshowDisneymoviesdictatethewayayoung
girlshouldactsbutthiswouldnotbethecaseinancientGreece.Thereasonwhyamodern
personwouldinterpretgreektragedydifferentlyisbecauseawomanasacharacterwouldnot
stopanancientwriter,shecouldactanddothesamethingasaman.Yesthiswomenwouldbe
seenasadangertosocietybutthatdoesn'tmeansheisn'tcapableofdoingit.Inmodernday
literaturetherearerestrictiononwhatcanorcannotawomendoandthatiswhythemoderneye
wouldviewGreektragedydifferent.Ifthemoderneyewastoview
Antigone
,theywouldviewit
asafeministplaybutthatwasn'tSophoclespurposeatall.Rossisanexampleonhowmoderns
wouldviewgreektragedydifferentlybecausemodernliteratureisn'tasflexible.
Lackofcultureresultinginbadreproduction
ThiscampclaimsmodernpeopleinterpretancientGreektragedydifferentlybecauseof
theculturegap.Thiscampworksfromthefundamentalpremisethatthemodernwriter/director
lackscultureandcultureunderstandingtoexecuteanactualGreektragedyperformance.This
campstatesthattheyarecertainvariablesneededtoperformaGreektragedyandmodernday
directorshaveadeficiencyofit.

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Peopleofthisperspectiveunderstandthatthroughtimecultureandproceduresare
forgotten.Butbecausethesevariablesareimportant,themoderndaypersoncannotexperiencea
GreektragedylikeanancientGreekpersoncan.
Thiscampforcesustounderstandthatdespiteeffortsandtalents,themoderndayperson
notonlystruggleswithunderstandingtheancientlanguagebutinterpretingthemessageofthe
playitselfbecauseofthelackofculture.
ExampleAuthors
Brown,RussellBrown.AncientTragedyInModernGreece.
TheTulaneDramaReview
9.41965.
JSTOR.org.Web.18Oct.2015.(10719).
BrownemphasizeshowimportantdirectorstakeintoexpressingGreektraditionsoffolk
danceforcertainepisodes(111).Butalsostatesproblemsthatdoingthisbringsespeciallywith
interpretationfrommodernpeople.Butdespitethatthesedirectorsbelieveusingtraditional,
livensandmakestheplay.
AlthoughnotsaidbyBrownbutdefinitelyhinted,isthatmodernsheavilyindustrial
peopleareignoranttotheancientculturesofGreece.Yeshavingorremakingculturalpieces
helpstheaudiencegetafeeloftheenvironmentandtimeeraoftheplaybutthisbringsupmany
problems.Theculturegapcanconfusetheaudience.

Foley,HeleneP.ModernPerformanceandAdaptationofGreekTragedy.
Transactionsof
theAmericanPhilologicalAssociation1291999
.JSTOR.org.Web.18.2015.(112).
Foleyexplainshowthelackofculturesaffectthemoderndayperson'sinterpretationof
Greektragedy.WhenunderstandingaGreektragedy,oneconfrontsaprofoundignorancein
music,dance,andtheatricalcontextthatconditioneditsfirstpresentations(4).Becauseweonly
knowwhathasbeenpreservedforthepast2,000years,thisbringsahugeopportunityfor
confusionandexperimentation.
Foleygivesmanyexampleshowmanydirectorsexperimentwithtranslationandmeaning
inGreektragedies.Alsoincorporatingandrelatingpoliticsbutinthemodernageasopposedto
onlyinterpretingitasGreekhistory.Foleygivesexampleshowalthoughtheseexperimentations
aregood,theyonlyexistbecauseofthelackofculturewehaveonGreece.Andthiswill
definitelychangethewaypeopleviewGreektragedies.

Murray,DonaldM.TheMakerseye:RevisingYourOwnManuscripts.
The
McGrawHillReader:IssuesAcrosstheDisciplines10.
Ed.GilbertH.Muller.(5660).
Murraystresseshowtheprocessesofwritingisextremelyimportant.Theamountoftime
anddedicationoneputsinapieceiswhatdeterminesthetruefinishproduct.Youcanjudgea
writerbyitsattitudetowardshiswritingbecausethedifferenceinattitudeisthedifference
betweenamatuerandproffesional(56).Anotherindicatorofagoodwriterisinformation,the
audiencehastoseeyouasareliablesourceespeciallyifyourmissionistomaketheaudience
relatetoyourwork.Murrayexplainsgoodwritingisbuildonaframeworkoflogic,argument,
narrative,ormotivationwhichrunsthroughtheentirepieceofwritingissupported(58).
Murraysviewonwhatittakestobeagoodwritercanbeusedasevidenceinthiscamp.
ModernWritersdon'thaveenoughinformationtoexecuteanactualgreektragedy.Murray
believeisspendingalargeamountoftimeworkingonthepiecebutwithoutknowledgeitwillbe
pointless.WithMurray'sessayIcanarguethatthelackofcultureisn'tallowingmodernwriters
tobethebesttheycanbe,thusresultingindifferentinterpretation.

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