"I have done it because I loathe you more than I love them" Makes me weep. Caldwell is divine
@riches35814 жыл бұрын
makes you wonder (or realize) just how deeply she loved him once
@ohwell9410 ай бұрын
Just a personal opinion No matter how you sliced it those boys were going to die whether or not Medea killed them So Medea just added salt to that open wound
@steveg83228 ай бұрын
Went into exile for his sake,estranged from family and country.Jason not worth the heavy price.
@adams25315 күн бұрын
The only production I've seen of this recast Medea in a more sympathetic light. It missed the point completely. Medea is mean. Jason effed around and found out.
@TheRagingZen9 жыл бұрын
The woman that played Medea was really quite phenomenal in this. What a great actor, especially during those closing scenes.
@improviser1009 жыл бұрын
i understand it is dramatic...but i feel she was a little too dramatic... to the point where it doesn't feel tragic anymore
@TheRagingZen9 жыл бұрын
Carlos Hernandez I could certainly see that. The guy who played Frodo in all of the LOTR movies consistently overacted to the point where you couldn't take him seriously half the time.
@F.udemin8 жыл бұрын
+Carlos Hernandez Yeah kinda hated her sometimes.
@georgetheodoridis38577 жыл бұрын
Quite right. She not only overacted but presented Medea as a mad woman, a woman who killed her children not because she wanted to protect them from a life of misery in a xenophobic Athens but simply because she was mad and a witch. It's a very common interpretation but a totally wrong one. Pericles, one of the prominent men in Athens just a few years before Euripides wrote Medea, decreed that kids, if they are to be admitted into citizenship must have both parents born in Athens and be Athenian citizens. Medea's kids could therefore be declared as barbarians and their fate quite precarious. This was also a patriarchal society which adds to the possibility of an ominous future for them. Euripides wanted to show Athenians that they have lost their openness, their traditional welcome to the stranger (Zeus was a protector of the stranger) and that such things were immoral and destructive. What was Medea to do under such circumstances? And isn't the plight of Medea's children the very same plight that children of refugees encounter as they climb aboard leaky boats heading for Zeus only knows where? Exaggerated acting. Wrong take of the character of Medea. Perhaps it's the director's fault.
@edwardblake32967 жыл бұрын
RagingZen I agree
@JerryFisher8 жыл бұрын
What a great production. To sum up Medea in a phrase, hell hath no fury like that a woman scorned. Medea was a woman treated badly by not only the man she loved & married and bore two sons to, but the king and kingdom she came to live in, forever leaving her own homeland behind. Many would throw a self-pity party, but Medea was better than that and Jason should have known better. She served up some napalm-style retribution on the king and his daughter, the kingdom and a dash of infanticide on Jason for good measure to really cut him to the core like he did trying to abandon her. Call her a monster, but she was and is one hell of a strong woman--something that was meant to make the privileged all-male audience in ancient Athens squirm. Women were supposed to be submissive, meek & quiet. Medea was none of those things and that is the power of her character. People complaining that she's no mother or a monster are missing the point entirely. Medea is a metaphor about love, honor and respect and how a lack of those things can backfire at huge cost.
@JuanDVene8 жыл бұрын
+Jerry Fisher She still killed her own children. I don't think she was strong. She was weak enough to give into her own anger. Not saying it wasn't a satisfying to see Jason suffer though. I guess I'm weak too.
@JerryFisher8 жыл бұрын
JuanDVene I understand why you feel the way you do, but you can't see the forest for the tree you're focusing on. If nothing else, Medea is supposed to be a warning to men who take women for granted and don't give them the same due they demand for themselves.
@JerryFisher8 жыл бұрын
JuanDVene I just remembered that the BBC did a very short documentary about Medea that helps to set the ancient context in which it was first produced. If you do a search in KZbin using "BBC Medea" as the search term it should come up right at the top of the results. It is a great way of becoming familiar with the mores of the ancient Greeks and helps explain why this play still has the power to resonate with us today. You'd be surprised how often it is produced today on stage. There are productions that have a more contemporary look and spin but stay true to the message of a betrayed wife getting revenge. It is surprising how much the ancient Greeks had to say about the human condition and how important the message still is today.
@georgetheodoridis38577 жыл бұрын
Two quibbles, Jerry, the first of which is that Medea did not make the statement about hell and fury. Congreve (an English playwright) did. What Medea said was "A woman is in all things, timid, shy, weak and can’t even look at iron fashioned for war but when she’s deceived by her husband, when her marriage is mocked, there is nothing more murderous than her." (bacchicstage.wordpress.com/euripides/medea/) And the second being, the actress not only overacted but presented Medea as a mad woman, a woman who killed her children not because she wanted to protect them from a life of misery in a xenophobic Athens but simply because she was mad and a witch. It's a very common interpretation but a totally wrong one. Pericles, one of the prominent men in Athens just a few years before Euripides wrote Medea, decreed that kids, if they are to be admitted into Athenian citizenship must have both parents born in Athens and be Athenian citizens. A new law which intensified the bias and persecution of women and foreigners (then called barbarians). Medea's kids would therefore be declared and treated as barbarians and their fate quite precarious. This was also a patriarchal society which substantially adds to the possibility of an ominous future for them. Jason's assurances that they would be looked after rang hollow, even to the Corinthian women. The kids, if left in Corinth, would, at the very least be treated abominably. They might have even be killed and a scholiast commenting on the margin of one of the scripts says that in actual myth, Medea left the kids behind and the Corinthians had killed them. One may well spend a few minutes speculating about that. Euripides wanted to show Athenians that, with this latest law against the foreign woman by Pericles, they have lost their openness, their traditional welcoming nature to the stranger, to the seeker of refuge (Zeus was a protector of the stranger and the refugee) and that such things were inhumane, immoral and destructive, lethally so. And let's not forget also that the Corinthians would be seething for revenge since she had killed their king and their princess. Those boys would not have an easy time of it. What was Medea to do under such circumstances? And isn't the plight of Medea's children the very same plight that children of refugees encounter as their parents climb aboard leaky boats heading for Zeus only knows where? Exaggerated acting. Wrong take of the character of Medea. Perhaps it's the director's fault. A stunning work by Euripides, a bizarre work in this film production.
@JerryFisher7 жыл бұрын
That is incredible to read. I'm no expert at all. I went with what I've read and seen. I wonder what Euripides would say if he could see how misinterpreted Medea is today? I don't think I've seen any production that truly does justice to Medea. The very few I can find here at KZbin seem to follow a similar pattern. I'm not sure what to make of Maria Callas' version. Have you heard of any production that is more faithful? I'd love to see it. Thanks for the context. I truly had no idea.
@rjjamison35965 жыл бұрын
i've seen many productions over the years; this is the one that made me FEEL Medeas sorrow and vengeance.
@SirOtter16 жыл бұрын
Saw this live, with this cast, when I was in college in the early 80s. Thanks for posting so memorable a performance.
@RoLee7053 жыл бұрын
Do you mean this production we’re watching is the exact same production you saw? The same stage? Was there only production? Were they recorded as this was?
@SirOtter13 жыл бұрын
@@RoLee705 I don't think the one I saw at the University of Tennessee was taped, but it might have been the same tour. They were traveling around, doing it at colleges all over the country, if I recall correctly. It was almost forty years ago, so I don't remember a lot of the details, but I do remember seeing Mitchell Ryan walking across Kingston Pike in Knoxville later that night, presumably heading for one of the many bars on the Strip. :)
@patrickpreston26413 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@patrickpreston26413 жыл бұрын
Hey
@JadeAndersonactor5 жыл бұрын
Omg SOO much love- especially to my acting teacher, Ms.Jacqueline Brooks
@paulclemens79534 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of acting opposite Jacquie who beautifully played my defense attorney in the fact-based CBS drama 'A Death In Canaan' directed by Tony Richardson and in which I played the lead. And she brought so much power, authority and compassion to her role that she made my role easier than it would have been without her representing my unjustly accused character. And what a wonderful person she was! I'll never forget her and only wish I could have seen some of her New York stage work like Sam Shepard's 'Buried Child'. Interestingly, Shepard's wife at the time -- Olan -- played a small supporting role in 'Canaan'. And you were lucky indeed to have had Jacquie as a teacher. I envy you!
@MissPerriwinkle Жыл бұрын
iconic actress, one of the alltime greats.
@ANTINUTZI10 жыл бұрын
In 1967, then Zoe Caldwell was a guest on *The Tonight Show* starring Johnny Carson. The show was taped in NYC; Vicki Lawrence was guest hosting. Ms. Caldwell and Ms. Lawrence got on wonderfully well; Ms. Caldwell spoke so openly and honestly about once having worked on the packing line in a Melbourne pickle-processing plant. The audience was wholly disarmed and enchanted by their wonderfully grounded, down-to-earth humour and sincerity. A then 16 year old boy, who had been in the audience, and who had been somehow profoundly mesmerised by something he wouldn't understand for years, found himself standing next to Ms. Caldwell on the lift headed for the ground floor. He found himself speaking with Ms. Caldwell, and despite having a photographic memory, he never could remember what he had very probably gushed. But what he never *could* forget was Ms. Caldwell's glowing, slightly hooded eyes, and upwards sly smile that so mysteriously and silently spoke volumes of Recognition and Collegiality. And her Wisdom and kindness were so very well placed, and vindicated.
@Darth3211119 жыл бұрын
What the fuck is this?
@ANTINUTZI9 жыл бұрын
+Andrej Ivanovic ... Just go polish your helmet there, Darth ...
@Darth3211119 жыл бұрын
Thomas Cervasio I think your brain needs a bit of polishing, you've gone raving mad.
@samosullivan17443 жыл бұрын
Judith Anderson was so terrific! So captivating in every role, she made a superb Medea herself before Caldwell!
@CanadianMonarchist Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Miss Anderson tutored Miss Caldwell in the part.
@ianspike32845 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful performance.. I have never been a fan of theater but now I think I am.
@OsirisIxchel2 жыл бұрын
This from a review in the Washington Post By Megan Rosenfeld April 20, 1983 True to this day! "Caldwell is still incomparable in her Tony Award-winning performance as the awesomely vengeful Medea. Her intensity, panther-like fury and agonizing heartbreak are those of a woman driven mad by the emotional violence done to her by her husband Jason, who leaves her for a younger woman and then seems surprised that she might be upset. One of the strengths of Caldwell's performance is that her madness is not used as an excuse for her actions, but seems a plausible reaction to her husband's behavior. The grandeur of Medea's agony, and the horror of her revenge, are the cathartic elements of this play, and Caldwell makes the catharsis accessible. Judith Anderson, playing the nurse, is shown to perhaps better advantage in this version than she was on the stage. Her performance is clean and wonderfully simple, and the close-ups of the camera allow her more subtlety."
@milesmontemore506010 жыл бұрын
Shattering. Zoe Caldwell speaks, moves and breathes Medea as if in a fever dream.
@Kebzlie5 жыл бұрын
I read through the play, and then watched this. I cant believe how much is shown through acting than just reading through the script. These actors were amazing! I would love to see this live.
@McInHeather6 жыл бұрын
'I loathed you more than I loved them' wow.
@charliebarker86635 ай бұрын
🤓
@billiambursley50216 жыл бұрын
Every actor was phenomenal. Zoe Caldwell was immensely chilling in this role
@sabrinabosworth304310 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who had the assignment of reading this play, but was too lazy to read it, so just searched it on youtube?
@vewes7 жыл бұрын
lmao Same.. I don't have time to read the book
@offthemapgaming7 жыл бұрын
why are you here?
@Ceratosaur7 жыл бұрын
Sabrina Bosworth, no. I came here because I wanted to watch a movie version 😂😂😂
@georgetheodoridis38577 жыл бұрын
This one has very little to do with Euripides' play.
@beetvalley7 жыл бұрын
Euripides was a playwright, like Shakespeare his plays should be seen not read. Disclaimer: Obviously reading is good for your butt-cells, so do that too, but you get the idea.
@ericdeubanks4 жыл бұрын
RIP, Zoe Caldwell. Thank you for being my inspiration ever since this production.
@albertlowe95104 жыл бұрын
Haven't seen this since I was 12. Great acting. Stupendous writing.
@CanadianMonarchist Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for uploading this performance; it moved me so much I was literally clinging to a lamp! ❤
@ohwell9410 ай бұрын
Amen to that!! I found this today and for almost 90 min I didn't move I was so into it
@kdohertygizbur4 жыл бұрын
Watching Both Actresses who played Madea...on stage together...is magical
@TheFangirlable11 жыл бұрын
My theater culture class has never been so simple. Thanks so much!
@lukehauser11826 жыл бұрын
Euripides has more youtube hits than Aeschylus
@ericdeubanks5 жыл бұрын
This may be my favorite KZbin comment ever! LOL.
@persephone-vibes4 жыл бұрын
maybe so but Aeschylus has more prizes lol
@speakintothemicb4 жыл бұрын
😅
@livrichardson637210 жыл бұрын
I have to do one of her monologues for an exam, the woman who plays Medea is fantastic! This helped me so much, thanks for uploading ☺️
@susampson2782 жыл бұрын
To add to the arguments here on whether Medea was excessively vengeful or not, I found compelling arguments offered by Thomas Cahill in his book "Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter". Greek "aristocratic" male society at the highest level (Jason) was no place for a foreign-born female desirous of traditional male honor in marriage.
@briangarciahernandez73948 жыл бұрын
Damn!!!! I expected Jason to be... younger xD
@jamiefernandes53218 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a similar tragedy: when one reaches in to grab a chocolate muffin only to realize it is not composed of chocolate chips, but raisins.
@chaela75978 жыл бұрын
pfffft 😂😂😂
@mirianalajtman77282 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!!!
@CanadianMonarchist Жыл бұрын
That made me laugh. 😂
@steveg83228 ай бұрын
I know this post was long ago but I hope you’re no longer nuts 🌰
@JonathanFleites1237 жыл бұрын
YES ZOE CALDWELL, GIVING ME LIFE!!!!!
@charllietomas7727 жыл бұрын
great production indeed, one does not stumble upon such piece of art.... not in these days..
@ivancervi1825 Жыл бұрын
Che splendida figura..l'estrema magrezza la rende una Medea irresistibile...una donna provata ma superba..
@buya36718 жыл бұрын
I've seen many versions of Medea. IMO Zoe Caldwell's portrayal is the greatest of them all.
@UmmOopsy6 жыл бұрын
Buya have you seen andersons version, its quite remarkable when she first did it before she played nurse in this
@artdanks5 жыл бұрын
Although there is no video of it, the greatest of all women to portray Medea was Maria Callas in the operatic version by Cherubini.
@speakintothemicb4 жыл бұрын
I discovered this movie in my Theatre 101 class. Love it!
@yammerskooner11 жыл бұрын
Theater is meant to be watched. There's no shame in it.
@KASMRH9 жыл бұрын
Plays are meant to be watched and heard. Instead of reading the text I listened to the audiobook then watched the play. Less time and easier to understand. Prepared for tomorrows exam!
@jerryniggs97329 жыл бұрын
You're just shit at reading
@jerryniggs97329 жыл бұрын
Messylin You fail to see it from the perspective of those who produced the play. They all start out in written form. Obviously they were meant to be performed, but you don't gain a real perspective until you've simply read the lines, and inferred the meaning from it yourself. If you only watch one play, then you've only seen one person's take on it. You could go out and watch 500 different plays, or you could read it yourself and gain your own understanding. It's impossible to realise the writer's true vision, because you would have to be them, or have them explain it to you first hand. Reading it gives you the least skewed view.
@DeepScreenAnalysis9 жыл бұрын
Jerry Niggs - I agree with reading it, but not before HEARING it.
@KiaRoane8 жыл бұрын
I agreed!!! I hate READING plays. It's not the same.
@ranganathan77135 жыл бұрын
I felt the same. It was like reading the script. Everyone is stone-faced.
@crepella47 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. I never forgot it from 1983. Zoe Caldwell is beyond incredible.
@justatecris7 жыл бұрын
this is awesome. and this was an amazing performance. 👌 the actors are great
@hzvalter6 жыл бұрын
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@mzmiller524 жыл бұрын
The greatest role in theater performed by the greatest actress ever. Lucky enough to have seen her in this and as callas.
@julesisfat97844 жыл бұрын
“i have subtler means and deadlier cruel” it gives me chills
@bradominus18 жыл бұрын
Loved this - thanks for posting... The lead WAS great as Medea; delirious, neurotic, vulnerable, pathetic, a lot of different emotions - a broad range actually... ;)
@KiaRoane8 жыл бұрын
She was crazy. Well she went crazy with hatred! This actress did such a good job!
@galaxies1018 жыл бұрын
+Honestly Kia Yup, a mother who kills her own children is not a mother at all (not implying I'm against abortion as those boys were already living and running around). To an extent, I can understand her grief, but she just reeks of unhealthy obsession over Jason's actions. As they say, 'don't punish the son for the sins of the father.'
@NeyooxetuseiDreamer8 жыл бұрын
All humans made slaves have done the same. Woman has been the greatest slave and injustice in ALL KINGDOMS of men and this is what it looks like to be a slave at the whim of a demon.
@meme-oh8kz8 жыл бұрын
fuck off
@theproplady8 жыл бұрын
Medea a slave and a victim? I'm sure if she heard you say that she'd make you spontaneously combust. What a dumb thing to say.
@Karen-hw3uq7 жыл бұрын
Firstly, I know this was a long time ago but I feel the need to address it. Don't you realize that even if what she did is terrible, it was, in a way, done with love? Imagine it like this, Medea betrayed her country and now home after being betrayed by Jason, but in the process of her getting 'revenge', she created so many enemies that wouldn't just look for Medea, but her children as well. I agree that it was an unhealthy obsession, but if you knew the background, Medea was put over a spell to fall in love with Jason, so when he betrayed her, that love turned into hate, still love, but bad love. Sorry if I might have bothered you, but please consider it this way, as this is also a greek tragedy and shouldn't really have a happy ending.
@ehsantayief13067 жыл бұрын
What an overwhelming actress Zoe Coldwell acted as Medea!! I'm infatuated.
@jorgeamdv9 жыл бұрын
SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES!!! TRUE TALENT!!!!
@josephvaughn90787 жыл бұрын
Saw this production when first aired on PBS (I think it was), but didn't tape it. Has never come out on DVD, and pleasantly surprised to discover it here! Many thanks to Carole Carroll for uploading this on KZbin, and for trying to preserve a piece of theater history. Anyone know what year this was first broadcast?
@midnightmedeax9 жыл бұрын
I'm playing Medea in the performance my college groups doing... This is so helping me with my performance. Seeing another person perform the character helps me understand it more, and know what I'm doing already is correct I just need a little more work it is gonna help me progress so much.
@Master_Blackthorne9 жыл бұрын
Break a leg.
@boleyn1239 жыл бұрын
1katiemariee Well I hope you enjoyed the process. Your courage in tackling one of the great dramatic roles of all time is commendable. Good luck in the future. Cheers.
@dwightsbeets14975 жыл бұрын
That’s why I’m here tooooooo
@meenamandal29086 жыл бұрын
Such a powerful character medea is... i'm in Love with this character. .. 😈
@RepetitionIsDeath8 жыл бұрын
The copywrite exclaimer at the beginning is hysterical. You think Euripides copywrited his plays? That's why we have them to this day. And it's ironic because anybody can watch this on KZbin now
@nellie92556 жыл бұрын
Robinson Jeffers wrote the adaptation. The copyright is his, as it should be.
@NeyooxetuseiDreamer5 жыл бұрын
no its not about the artist, it never is, its about the producers, directors and promoters of the play itself
@Idjo_4 жыл бұрын
"You had love once, and betrayed it. Now of all men, you are utterly the most miserable, as I of women." Chills
@couragekarnga87356 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I just feel horrible for all concerned. Medea, poor, destroyed creature, went half mad and killed her own children. The poor princess, who did nothing but marry one already taken. Creon, who did not deserve to die so violently. Jason, though vile he may be, who lost what he once loved. And, of course, the poor innocent children, whose only crime was being Jason's seed. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, Or love to blackest hatred turned.
@speakintothemicb4 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@jpblack21482 жыл бұрын
Is the old lady opening the play Mrs Danvers from the 1940 Rebecca by Alfred Hitchcock?!
@CanadianMonarchist Жыл бұрын
Yes- the brilliant Dame Judith Anderson
@riches35814 жыл бұрын
there is an interesting version that says : medea was either daughter or descendent of hecate , titan goddess of magic
@steveg83228 ай бұрын
A masterpiece.Euripides play and this production.
@robbiesmile310 жыл бұрын
This is great, but I think the most memorable Medea was the late, great Judith Anderson.
@SunshineInWoods10 жыл бұрын
I watched a short sequence of J A performance here on YT, but it didn't seem anything special to me. What did you like of her? J A definitely inspired Z C performance, but I feel the gestuality of the former is too artificious.
@robbiesmile310 жыл бұрын
SunshineInWoods
@robbiesmile310 жыл бұрын
Judith Anderson had an amazing intensity. It was as is she was actually enraged and suffering. And Aline McMahone gave a superb performance as the nurse.
@Master_Blackthorne9 жыл бұрын
I agree, but when actors grow old, they are cruelly judged by the audience. Today's Medea is tomorrow's nurse. So what can you do?
@iwish-90177 жыл бұрын
This makes me never want to get married
@riches35814 жыл бұрын
this should make you feel never want to cheat
@legopachycephalosaurus68254 жыл бұрын
Senior 02 Exactly
@sosurreptitious8 жыл бұрын
"ANNIHILATION. the word is pure music."
@SunshineInWoods10 жыл бұрын
I think by watching Pasolini's movie one understands who Medea was and what she had to go through to be together with Jason. Her grief and rage become more understandable.
@bogosbinted57347 жыл бұрын
"The wine I was pouring for you spilled on my hand..." boi my girl Medea is *savage*
@clintonraini64482 жыл бұрын
Though late I just had to watch this and I love the way the characters bring out the themes in the drama.. our society is depicted here
@blueyedevilboi8611 жыл бұрын
Kept me from going through the whole damn book. Thanks for saving me hours of trying to understand text, and just watching play out on the screen.
@lilliannieswender2667 жыл бұрын
This is truly an amazing performance of this excellent play. Thanks so much for posting it.
@dancingdan19949 жыл бұрын
God m family situation is so similar to this play. I am just thankful my mother has not killed us yet.
@Master_Blackthorne9 жыл бұрын
Wait.
@bonezkira48249 жыл бұрын
well you gotta follow the scripts. I hope that doesn't happen.
@djstevereno7 жыл бұрын
While watching this, I sometimes will imagine it as Madea instead. It's quite a laugh
@JabariMburu4 жыл бұрын
Two years later, Me too haha
@yunusquddusofficialactor9 жыл бұрын
what a phenomenal performance
@georgetheodoridis38577 жыл бұрын
But utterly wrong. Medea was not a jerking and shaking mad woman. She was a mighty character, protector, rather than a murderer of her children, protecting them from a life of persecution, if not death. Rather she, their mother kill them and the xenophobic Corinthians, her husband being one of them. If Jason, their father, abandoned them to marry the princess, what hope did they have with the rest of that society? Don't forget also that the Corinthians would be seething for revenge since she had killed their king and their princess. Those boys would not have an easy time of it.
@SunshineInWoods10 жыл бұрын
Wow! At 41:42 her eyes are beaming!
@JadeAndersonactor5 жыл бұрын
I swear I've seen her eyes do that before!
@mangopie66704 жыл бұрын
I honestly wanted to see the chariot...
@yuhanzhang42794 жыл бұрын
So did I
@thejasondamicoshowАй бұрын
My God the writing is phenomenal -- and 400 BC!!
@maryplante9455 жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for uploading this! I have used it in drama class many times. I was wondering if you would be willing to open it up for community transcription? There are parts where my students struggle to hear what the actors are saying, and I'd like to start adding accurate subtitles to it.
@albertrubio48425 жыл бұрын
I suspect you can get the Robinson Jeffers Text from the library no?
@jonathanmann5258 жыл бұрын
The great Zoe Caldwell plays Medea here.
@teeniebeenie87744 жыл бұрын
zoe is wonderful in ev thing she does !!!!!
@catherinebutterfield63474 жыл бұрын
Zoe Caldwell is so amazing in this!
@rukeyser9 жыл бұрын
my ma saw Judith Anderson's Medea while she was pregnant with her first child. My name is Judith.
@richardlevy14594 жыл бұрын
A witch but not evil. She is not evil, she is complicated and does a horrific act. All those around her mistreat her.
@michael24taggart6 жыл бұрын
I don't know about any of you, but I'm pretty much kicking myself why I haven't heard of this story before.
@SheWillPaintRosesRed8 жыл бұрын
Incredible performance
@fatemaalhajeri6033 жыл бұрын
It was part of an assignment for world literature course to watch this video, I was thinking oh my god! 1 hour 27 minutes long video will feel like forever! once I started it, It passed really quick as the performance was great and the story is very interesting, I kept looking forward what is going to happen next. I would rather watch this play over drama movies. It is my second time to watch a play and I am amazed. It did put me in a sad mood as if it actually happened in real life and I am grieving with them. It is my first time studying world literature and I am enjoying it. Call me a nerd I don't care. LOL
@ZaynBrando11 жыл бұрын
Who else is watching this because they can't be bothered to read the play? :3
@liamthelobster32256 жыл бұрын
Such a great watch! Way better then those Marvel movies or that trashy KZbinr Pewdiepie!!
@LJ-wo1wf3 жыл бұрын
Who's here that remembers Star 1993?
@Henrymurray10010 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Thanks for the upload.
@ThomsonEvan8 жыл бұрын
Whats up Ms. Foley!!! Medea 4 the win #BLS2016 #MythTradition
@LizaDavid7 жыл бұрын
Okay, I understand that what Jason did was very hurtful, and he made it hard to forgive him, but don't y'all think Medea was literally CRAZY?! She murdered her two children JUST so she could get revenge! She's not a hero. She's simply a woman that's been hurt, and that needs to go to a psychologist. Seriously, she's off of her rocker.
@OtterMoone6 жыл бұрын
That's the point, though. Of course she's crazy. No one is defending her actions. But in a time when women were expected to be weak and yield to men's wills and desires, and had no one to advocate for their rights, she proved, crazy or not, that she wouldn't yield. It's supposed to be horrific, and it was meant to make men think about what effects their actions could have, especially pertaining to women. Please don't kill your kids though lol.
@ranganathan77135 жыл бұрын
Anger make people crazy indeed. It puts them in a state of madness and some people tip over.
@richardlevy14594 жыл бұрын
Yes but as a society we would be better served not treating women this way
@speakintothemicb4 жыл бұрын
Not crazy, but extremely wounded.
@speakintothemicb4 жыл бұрын
Just think about it she lost her kingdom, husband, status, and was exiled (poverty). Anyone would go mad.
@gailhoyt49710 жыл бұрын
Can I show this to my drama class?
@georgerannie7 жыл бұрын
this is NOT Dianna Rigg but Zoe Caldwell--brava!!!!!!!!!!
@OmoYalode7 жыл бұрын
Great Play thanks for uploading!
@foobird588 жыл бұрын
1983 Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - 2700 F Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Zoe Caldwell...Medea Judith Anderson...Nurse Mitchell Ryan...Jason Jacqueline Brookes...1st Woman of Corinth Paul Sparer...Creon Peter Brandon...Aegeus Harriet Nichols...2nd Woman Giulia Pagano...3rd Woman Don McHenry...The Tutor Stephen Garvin...Child Christopher Garvin...Child Lucien Douglas...Slave John Peters...Attendant Alan Thompson...Attendant Mark Leone...Attendant
This is simply exquisite…please provide actors' names. Is that Zoe Caldwell as Medea…?
@Poopbagsteve10 жыл бұрын
yes it is
@agarf92685 жыл бұрын
This was very useful for a paper that I am writing. Thank you for sharing.
@jorgeamdv3 жыл бұрын
Spectacular!!!
@Shahrdad Жыл бұрын
One thing really loved about this production is that they really captured the sexual bond between Jason and Medea, which at least on her part, was so strong that she was willing to betray her own father and county to be with him. One thing people tend to forget is that Medea was not only a human, but also a demigoddess, the granddaughter of Helios, the god of the sun. That part of her makes not only her attraction but also her fury superhuman. I think Caldwell captures the Jeffers version of Medea beautifully, not just the vengeful fury, but also the loving mother and wrong wife that still loves her husband. And let's not refer to Euripides' version as the original, since the legend predates him but hundreds if not thousands of years. I believe he is the first to have Medea actually kill the children as a final break with the last connection she has with Jason.
@PungiFungi Жыл бұрын
I think people often forget that her love for Jason was not even of her own volition, Hera urged Aphrodite to have Eros shoot her with one of his love arrows....so she did not even have a choice in the matter.
@Kelizar6665 жыл бұрын
A WARNING TO ALL WHO ARE LOOKING TO WATCH THIS INSTEAD OF READ IT: This version of Medea is not universal and makes some changes to the original. Just trying to save people some trouble.
@mateconlean5 жыл бұрын
GRACIAS GABI VALLES POR HACERME HINCHA DE MEDEA !!!
@banino92957 жыл бұрын
Auto generated captions are surprisingly good
@nwadi64083 жыл бұрын
Marvelous actress-
@johnyzero20006 жыл бұрын
Funky Cold Medea!
@saikohart30585 жыл бұрын
I’m reading the play in my school... this gives a good visual for my class :)
@brendon28543 жыл бұрын
good acting, made me cry.
@Lerkovac8 жыл бұрын
Magnifique.
@j0na5lm2 жыл бұрын
The one lesson from this play: Bitches be crazy.
@Me-wk7dz7 жыл бұрын
It is true, why is AP Lit having us read literary art which is meant to be performed?
@Ceratosaur7 жыл бұрын
Umm, looks like someone is illegally showing this movie. Tut tut tut. 😂😂😂 I came here because I love Greek literature. So glad I took Classics!
@carloalessandro11749 жыл бұрын
I bet I'm going to have to watch this again in class #yolo #ib #noessayplease #yoloswag