Storytelling at it's best

I'v been thinking about all the story's there are in the world and the most epic of them all are usually Greek tales, there is always just something about them that makes you believe in it so much more, e.g Troy, This is an epic story where you have the greeks and the trojans battling eachother, The greeks are simply fighting for power and glory where as the trojans are fighting for their country and battling to save there city. At the beginning you have several protagonists and antagonists eg.

Pro = Hectar
Ant= Acilies
Pro = Greek King
Ant = Trojan King
Pro = Paris
Ant = Menalaous

These are the main rivals in the story but what i find interesting about 'Troy' is that half way through our feelings for Acilies change dramatically and actually change him from an Antagonist into a Protagonist especially at the end of the story when he is searching for the one women he loves. This turns the viewers perspective of him as a vilan and turn him more into a hero because we realise that he is not really that bad he simply wants to be remembered, he is not fighting for greed, he only fights for revenge for his cousin.

The Background Of Storytelling

Since people began to communicate with each other, "Tell me a story" has been a request of both children and adults. Storytelling is one person telling others of something. The story can be of a real event or it can be made up. Storytelling is often a part of our everyday conversations.

Storytelling is one of the earliest forms of folkart. Storytelling probably first consisted of simple chants that praised the dawn, expressed the joy of being alive, and were used to ease the drudgery and boredom of laborious tasks. Later the storyteller became the community entertainer by combining their stories with poetry, music, and dance. The storyteller also evolved into the group historian. This was the beginning of professional storytelling.

Storytelling during the Middle Ages was expanded into the art of the traveling troubadour, who journeyed across the land. They were welcomed in castle, court, and market place. They gathered the news, conveyed the best tales, and were expected to know the favorites in each region. The invention of moveable type and the development of the print publishing business led to reading replacing listening, and the decline of storytelling.

In recent decades, there has been a renewed interest in the art of storytelling. Professional storytellers tour the United States and Canada. Likewise storytelling conferences and festivals abound and attract a wide audience. In formal storytelling today, the teller prepares a story to present to their listeners. Some storytellers tell stories from their own imagination. Other stories have been gathered, sometimes adapted from books and other storytellers. Folklore stories such as myths, epics, legends, and fables continue to be favorites.

Protagonist and Antagonist Classics

I found out that the strongest Rivalries occur in Comic books, magazine classics such as Batman. Where the protagonist is Batman and the antagonist is The joker. These being such great rivals makes the story more intense and epic. Having Batman as the good guy he makes the audience desperately want Batman to succeed in saving the innocent people whilst the joker tries everything possible to destroy batman.

Story Telling

Storytelling usually follows a specific rule when making up the story. There is usually a Protagonist, An Antagonist, a location and a problem

- Protagonist - good guy or hero.
- Antagonist -The Villan.
- Location - where the main action takes place/setting.
- Problem - The problem or task the Protagonist has to face/defeat.

We usually want the Protagonist to win as we usually support them throughout their journey to succeed.

Chindogu

Most people find this cruel, but, hey! If you don’t have time to entertain your baby and clean the house, here’s the perfect solution for both problems. You don’t even have to pay the cleaning lady!

I found this on the internet as a chindogu idea, I thought this was funny and so decided to share this.