Talk:Teichoscopy

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[edit] What is it?

The article needs to say "What It Is", for people who have never heard of it. For instance, does it mean an actor standing on a balcony and pretending to observe a far-off event? - or is it something else? Bards 09:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

I should have thought it obvious who was doing the observing: members of the cast of course. Anyway, have copy-edited intro para now. Dieter Simon 00:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it was obvious who was doing the observing, but not what they were doing, or how, or where from. Am I right in thinking that the far-off events are never actually seen by the audience - or are they sometimes depicted aswell, eg. in miniature or on a projection? Bards 06:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I have now refined who it is who uses teichoscopy in the play to achieve the playwright's intentions, Bardsandwarriors:

"Teichoscopy, in Theatre, is the "Viewing from a Wall", or from a balcony or window, when characters in the play observe from within the relatively confined space of the stage far-off happenings, such as armies massing in war or actual battles taking place, and in this way are witnessing the progress of the drama unfolding and in the dialogue are describing to others what they see."

Yes, it is the players who are looking on the "armies massing in war or actual battles taking place..." It was there all the time, the armies and the battles (in the distance). That can't really be achieved on the stage, can it? Just imagine Helen of Troy standing on the battlements of the ramparts, shielding her eyes against the sun and explaining to Priam (I think) what is going on in the distance, that they are just getting ready to do battle. (He couldn't see, nor can the audience).

Dieter Simon 00:33, 17 May 2007 (UTC)Dieter Simon 00:42, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Dieter. It was a genuine question, for my genuine misunderstanding. Would you mind if I edit it a bit more, for clarity? You can revert my edits if you don't like them. Bards 07:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Feel free, Bardsanwarriors, we Wikipedians are all in the same boat, we can edit one another's edits. Dieter Simon 22:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Hope you like it. It seems clearer now :) Bards

Yes thanks, it looks fine. Dieter Simon 00:42, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger with teichoscopia

Oppose, on the whole I oppose the use of "teichoscopia" as I think teichoscopy is used more frequently in English essays as per Google and Yahoo. See just two examples cited in teichoscopia, but there are more. Dieter Simon (talk) 01:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

There already exists an article "Teichoscopia" with the same topic! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.59.111.150 (talk) 02:35, 16 April 2008 (UTC)