Friday, October 22, 2010
To Write A Tragic Song
This is my challenge. After reading Oedipus, we will be starting on a project in which we make our own tragedy. The tragedy is a story where good fortune turns sour, and is often a cathartic experience instead just a depressing one. I know tons of sad songs, but it will be very tough to embody the tragic spirit right. In Oedipus, he starts out a king, but ends up having sex with this mother and killing his father. He then gouges out his eyeballs, and it all happens because he tried to change his fate. That's the grand realization of the story. Now it's time make a song that exemplifies an idea like that.
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lol, good luck with that. Writing a song that expresses tragedy seems like an interesting idea. I can't wait to see how it turns out! :D I also loved your crude, yet straight to the point, way of paraphrasing the story of Oedipus. It was funny.
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