I've got all the features of an archetypal Karen: I'm a privileged old white lady from Ohio who has opinions.
However, I can proudly say I've never thrown a latte in a baristas face, or screamed xenophobic ugly epithets at a Walgreens clerk, nor have I slapped any cops. Just wanted to get that out there, I'm a little defensive these days.
This past year especially I've been immersing myself in all things Greek and Mythical, and am having so much fun I can't even tell you. I used to be a lawyer, which does something to your brain after a while, and it turns out that reading and studying ancient stories is a rich remedy.
Gonna do my best to speak up and not lurk. New habits take time.
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There's no better way to get an accurate acumen of bare-bones dramaturgy than classic Greek Theatre and Myths. The Iliad, Oedipus Rex, Argonautica, etc - all of which you pick up on in todays modern myths.
I'm not going to repeat all that Joseph Campbell Hero's Journey hailing we've all heard a hundred times, but that sort of Myth-making inherently runs in every story's arteries. Taking in the classics is like reading an almanac of every story beat ever written or to ever be written; like getting a sixth sense for storytelling. It's a good habit to pick up.
Law to Greek Mythology. That's a fabulous learning curve! Have you been reading Robert Graves? William Irwin Thompson's Time Falling Bodies Take to Light was a marvellous lead on after Graves, although I personally struggled with Thompson's more recent work. Thompson wasn't confined to Greek Myth, though. He started with the Epic of Gilgamesh and went on from there.
Anyway, welcome to Stage 32! I look forward to hearing your opinions :)