Bronwyn HarrisToday I had a young student tell me my trash can smelled really good.
Then a high school student said that Oedipus had a happy ending which maybe makes me think she’s not paying attention in class.
Michael Meckler@Bronwyn When I was in graduate school taking a course on Aeschylus, I mentioned to the professor that I found parts of the 'Agamemnon' to be funny.
The professor made me swear never to teach tragedy.
(Although I am not a Hellenist, that was a promise I did not keep, as several years later I did get assigned to teach Greek Civilisation, which included ancient tragedies in translation. I did not, however, teach them as comedies.)