"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." The Wizard of Oz says that to Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin man when the dog pulls the curtain back. This is an example of a 3 level story. The first stage is belief, the second stage that belief is taken away and in the third stage you come to terms with it being taken away. Dorothy doesn't give up on her dream to go back to Kansas. She ends up getting back by clicking her heels three times!
Contrive- make something up
Poesis- make something up
Mythos + Logos = mythology~ story + truth
Philosophers are the greatest lovers. When you put Phil and Sophie together you get great things!
Comedy- A life that is shameful is better than no life at all! This is the way comedy is looked at.
The difference between old comedy and new comedy is pretty extensive. Old comedy deals with wars and politics while making the normal completely upside down. New comedy has a simple plot of boy wants girl, he can't have the girl, in the end he gets the girl. That's no fun now is it!?!
Wiki article on Old Comedy hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Comedy#Old_Comedy
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