Greek Tragedies

There were a few interesting points throughout the film, but I felt that most of the material in the film was already covered in class, but it was a good refresher. I thought the descriptions of the amphitheater were pretty interesting. It was cool to see the digital recreations of how amphitheaters had evolved over time. It was also amazing to think that around 20,000 people would attend these plays just for leisure. It is amazing that plays don’t get that sort of audience today. The only sizable audiences comparable to the audience of the plays of ancient Greece are modern day sporting events or concerts.

After seeing the production of Lysistrata featured on this movie, I was glad that I had read the play before. The production of Lysistrata that the movie showed would not have made me like the play or want to see more of the play. I think this relates to Albee’s point in the article we read earlier on in the class about how much of an impact seeing a play performed has. In this case, the production of a particular play would not have had a positive impact on me, if I had not already read and liked the original play. However the production of Medea that was also in the movie did want to make me see that play. The description of the plot also sounded very interesting.