http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/ Poetics in Live Performance Wed, 16 May 2012 18:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-397 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:56 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-397 Some believe that Medea is not human. She’s a witch. So the lesson is that while she isn’t human, and she isn’t one of The Gods, she escapes punishment because the lesson is that humans should not be interacting, or mating with, those from the underworld. Jason must suffer because he used her magical powers to advance his human power in the world and so the lesson to be learned in his final suffering.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-396 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:12:46 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-396 That surprises me most, we usually see mythology praises the good and punishes the bad…with Medea escaping even after all those murders, you wonder whether it is an act of justice…

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-395 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:55:39 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-395 Medea is a mythological tale. Myths are invented to teach lessons and control the human form. The fact that Medea gets away with her murders is clearly a sea change in myth-telling and in the preservation of values and in the role of supporting a common morality — and that in itself deserves introspection and open discussion.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-394 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:50:01 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-394 I think those who sympathize with her they see it as a justice – I disagree.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-393 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:36:36 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-393 The most amazing part of the play is how Medea escapes at the end riding a dragon chariot. She is not punished for what she has done and that forces an audience to wonder why The Gods let her get away with the murders.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-392 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:25:17 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-392 Well, I think as a character she lacked the maturity of a healthy human personality…my husband/ whoever might cheat, that shouldn’t allow me to commit a crime. If I think I can/ want to handle it – I will keep my mouth shut…if not – I will walk out – it’s as simple as that. In fact, that can’t be an excuse to perform a crime either.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-391 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:22:01 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-391 Medea is insane, but some claim she was driven to insanity by her husband cheating on her and without his malfeasance, she would’ve remained steady and calm.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-390 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:25:29 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-390 I might be alone here but I find Medea to be an extreme case of negative emotion, in reality she would be considered as a psycho…

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-389 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:08:30 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-389 Yes, sometimes passion has terrible consequences. Medea’s passion and want is for jealous revenge against her husband Jason. So, she murders his betrothed and her children in her overwhelming spite and hatred. We are rightfully supposed to be revolted by her wants and her ends to satisfy them.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-388 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:05:23 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/intention-and-want/#comment-388 somehow my comment got posted twice. Yes, true passion can be revolting – therein lies the drama, conflict…

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