⚗️alchemist⚗️ (npub1pt6…6mf6) ren (npub1vdd…tkfq)
>How nasty of Theseus to say those nice words about duty and then make fun of their play the whole time. But then, it was truly a terrible play. Alack, alack, alack! It would be a better world if everyone said “die die die die die” at the moment of their death.
How familiar are you with the Theseus of mythology? A hero certainly, but he's revealed to be a contemptible character on many an occasion.
>I found it poignant how Robin ends the play. It parallels the humorous “disclaimers” of the play-within-a-play, but it’s serious. Not “forgive me for roaring too loud” but “forgive me if I’ve wasted your time.” The parallel makes you wonder if we, too, are just a make-believe audience in another play.
I'd say that even if your life were just a dream, you should treat your pathos with serious consideration.
>In Pyramus and Thisbe, the comical Moonshine and Wall meddle in the lovers' lives, showing or hiding them from each other. In the play itself, Diana and Cupid and all the fairies meddle in the lives of ancient Greek nobility. The play is a comedy to us only because we are granted the ability to see what lurks in the characters' dreams. So, too, is Pyramus and Thisbe a comedy because the audience's discernment so exceeds the players' own. Being trapped in the waking light of my own life, the light of consciousness, must make it seem more tragic than it really is. And I wonder who meddles in it.
Dramatic irony is also a feature of many of Shakespeare's tragedies. But Pyramus and Thisbe is supposed to be a tragedy. Perhaps tragedy can also be funny.
Kek Kerel /
npub1hg…7pkhr
2023-08-04 22:05:24
in reply to nevent1q…dkje
Author Public Key
npub1hge9ch8ac668fdjrfd0rkycwarn4wv7wavnm08ucfm520p6kwyuqm7pkhrPublished at
2023-08-04 22:05:24Event JSON
{
"id": "a8a027da1586683ba9389daadc95c46de76e7b7525c113f6c78aba44d36a56ed",
"pubkey": "ba325c5cfdc6b474b6434b5e3b130ee8e75733ceeb27b79f984ee8a787567138",
"created_at": 1691186724,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"p",
"0af5f8f4be4b08e199bf1fa4f01e4ab7dd35cd11a62afc72f251b7036c5a2eb8",
"wss://relay.mostr.pub"
],
[
"p",
"635bea4cb3149e5306a22d0d876900f26401ab7ad6960b5837ba698d85dac9dd",
"wss://relay.mostr.pub"
],
[
"e",
"ef4bcaea3ae76ec5306adb20a7f6a54eb16b38b02165a31f580748ac3096f839",
"wss://relay.mostr.pub",
"reply"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://freespeechextremist.com/objects/e8e7b945-c042-4aec-9e31-6064db5a3e4d",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "nostr:npub1pt6l3a97fvywrxdlr7j0q8j2klwntng35c40cuhj2xmsxmz696uqfr6mf6 nostr:npub1vdd75n9nzj09xp4z95xcw6gq7fjqr2m666tqkkphhf5cmpw6e8wscjtkfq \n\n\u003eHow nasty of Theseus to say those nice words about duty and then make fun of their play the whole time. But then, it was truly a terrible play. Alack, alack, alack! It would be a better world if everyone said “die die die die die” at the moment of their death. \n\nHow familiar are you with the Theseus of mythology? A hero certainly, but he's revealed to be a contemptible character on many an occasion.\n\n\u003eI found it poignant how Robin ends the play. It parallels the humorous “disclaimers” of the play-within-a-play, but it’s serious. Not “forgive me for roaring too loud” but “forgive me if I’ve wasted your time.” The parallel makes you wonder if we, too, are just a make-believe audience in another play. \n\nI'd say that even if your life were just a dream, you should treat your pathos with serious consideration.\n\n\u003eIn Pyramus and Thisbe, the comical Moonshine and Wall meddle in the lovers' lives, showing or hiding them from each other. In the play itself, Diana and Cupid and all the fairies meddle in the lives of ancient Greek nobility. The play is a comedy to us only because we are granted the ability to see what lurks in the characters' dreams. So, too, is Pyramus and Thisbe a comedy because the audience's discernment so exceeds the players' own. Being trapped in the waking light of my own life, the light of consciousness, must make it seem more tragic than it really is. And I wonder who meddles in it.\n\nDramatic irony is also a feature of many of Shakespeare's tragedies. But Pyramus and Thisbe is supposed to be a tragedy. Perhaps tragedy can also be funny.",
"sig": "9de55f560a884a86d61fe79ca1c025bceefff17d6e5cafff76dd3f532a13549c8285cc95bfe5247de46ee136a89e9128f640550f1fba99a12a70d038a5caa751"
}