Why revolutions need wallets

 

The realization of a struggle, is what we call a revolution. “Revolution” is made up of “re-“ which is Latin for “again”, and “volvere”, derived from PIE “wel-” which means to “turn”. So, it literally is a “turn of events”.

 

The most interesting root here is the PIE “wel-“. It forms a part of surprisingly many words. A act of bringing about a new turn of events is a revolt. It is successful though only when people become a part of this turn, or are “involved” in it. When successful, this “rolls out” a new chapter of society making it “evolve”. A revolt needs to be targeted though. Bringing together too many issues can result in it becoming “convoluted” (“con-“ in Latin means “together”). 

 

 

These revolts may not always end “wel-“ though. Often, they are curbed by an instrument, that turns a cylinder to reload, called a “revolver”. Other elements involved could be the substance found behind huge safes, which open by turning huge handles, called “vaults”. Those, which one keeps folded in “wallets”.

 

That is when one should turn to other things. For example, “wel-“ gives its name to a part of machine that folds or turns, called a valve, and a machine that works by turning (wheels perhaps?) called a Volvo. The curving, arched part of a building, and the jump you make rolling over that part shouting “PARKOUR!” are both called vaults, with the latter serving as a really cool exit too.

On the Agony of Antagonists

 

While we’re in the world of stages, let’s take a look at the players too. The first one is quite literally called the protagonist. “Protos” is the Greek root for “first”, or “principal”, accounting for words like prototype, protozoa, protean (the first son of Oceanus, who became the god of sea. He could change his form at will, and thus, the word), protein (the first discovered “quality”), protocol, etc.

 

The other root that forms “protagonist” is “agon-” which in Ancient Greek means “contest, or a struggle”. We can break up “agon-” further into a PIE root “ag-“, which is more aptly translated to “move, or to drive”. So the primary person who drives ahead a contest, or an event, like a drama, is a protagonist. Their side-kick is the deuteragonist, and the one who works against this idea of “moving it ahead” is the antagonist (I don’t think I can justify the irony here). 

 

Original Picture: Evan Augistini, Deadline

 

 

Whatever it is that needs to be “moved” is thus, the “agenda”, and the means through which it moves on, is the “agent” or an “agency”. If it gets confusing, as to where it is that one is actually “moving” the plot, like that of Rowling’s Cursed Child, it leads to “agitation”.

 

As we saw, this “agitation” only takes a slight push from PIE to Greek, to turn into a struggle, which may cause “agony”. It can get worse though, and result in antagonization, especially if you’re hell-bent on perpetrating hate speech. #transRightsMatter

Theorizing about Theatre

 The word “theatre” is derived from Greek roots “thea-“, which means “to view”, and “-re” which is a prefix added much later by the British (the original Greek word was theatron). Thus, a theatre where you can look “all around” you, is called an amphitheatre (“amphi-“ means around, or “on both sides”). ⁣

Herdy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress touted "the world's most beautiful woman", who co-invented the "frequency-hopping spread spectrum". Her invention was instrumental in securing the air superiority by the Allies in the Second World War.

When you take a look at something, it is natural that you begin to create a mental image of it, relating it with one thing or another (as I’ve been trying, too hard apparently, with these posts). This process of taking a look, is called “theorizing”. And whatever you come up with then, is a theory – literally “an explanation borne out of looking at something”. When you’re able to make others see this theory as well, effectively proving it “for all to see”, it solidifies into a theorem. ⁣
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Trust etymology to render the “STEM v. Arts” debate redundant.⁣
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