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You know, in today's world, we have "The Bachelor" and "Love Island" for our dose of dramatic love stories. But let's be honest, Euripides was way ahead of the game with tales of forbidden love, betrayal, and family feuds. He's the OG romantic reality show creator!
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Have you ever noticed how Euripides always had characters with the most relatable first-world problems? "Oh no, my husband left me for another woman, and now I'm contemplating revenge and societal expectations." Sounds like a Monday morning, doesn't it?
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Sometimes, when I'm having a bad day, I think about how Euripides managed to capture the essence of human suffering and turned it into entertainment. It's like he was the original creator of binge-watching—only with more blood and less Netflix.
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Speaking of Euripides, have you ever tried explaining his tragedies to someone who's never heard of him? It's like trying to summarize a three-hour opera in a tweet. "So, there's this woman, right? She's mad. And not like 'Oh, I'm slightly irritated.' No, she's 'I'm-going-to-kill-my-kids' kind of mad.
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Ever notice how we have these modern-day dramas on TV that have love triangles and betrayal? I mean, come on! Euripides was basically the original writer of the soap operas of his time. Move over, "Days of Our Lives," and make way for "Days of Our Grecian Lives!
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Imagine being a playwright today and trying to come up with something more dramatic than a Euripides' plot twist. "Oh, you thought your husband leaving you was dramatic? Let me introduce you to a tale involving divine interventions, mistaken identities, and a sprinkle of madness.
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You know, I've been thinking about ancient Greek playwrights lately, and it occurred to me—Euripides really missed out on copyrighting his works. Imagine, if he had, maybe we'd have less college students pretending they read "Medea" just to sound cultured!
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You know how people say, "Don't bring a knife to a gunfight"? Well, Euripides was out here like, "Don't bring logic to a Greek tragedy." Seriously, try explaining rational decisions to characters who think stabbing themselves is a valid problem-solving strategy.
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I've come to realize that Euripides might have been the first therapist, just through the medium of drama. Imagine attending one of his plays and feeling so seen, like, "Wow, I thought only I had these dramatic thoughts before my morning coffee!
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You ever wonder if Euripides had a fan club back in ancient Greece? Like, was there a group of people gathering around, discussing the latest plot twists, and debating which tragedy was the most, well, tragic? I bet they had T-shirts that said, "Euripides: Making Mondays Look Good Since 480 BC.
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