tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post4176926221563493779..comments2020-04-24T06:55:50.195-07:00Comments on Theater of Ideas: Iphigenia in Aulis: Director's Note Theater of Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124743041051665112noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-27327724884252318872015-04-03T14:18:28.821-07:002015-04-03T14:18:28.821-07:00Hi, What translations did you use?
Hi, What translations did you use?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-76632674428753534642013-02-26T12:51:40.365-08:002013-02-26T12:51:40.365-08:00I know the questions regarding the ending, though ...I know the questions regarding the ending, though actually many think that, if it is indeed a more modern addition, it replaces an even more explicit deus ex machina. The beauty of this ending, for me, is its ambivalence. We hear the servant's account, but we do not see it, and even Klytemnestra questions whether she should "believe these foolish thing I'm told to stop my bitter tears." In my opinion, especially in a play where we hear of the Gods but never see them and their existence is explicitly questioned (also by Klytemnestra), the implication is she is being told a lie. Of course, one can't be sure, but I appreciate ambivalent endings. The final moment is not about the glory of war, but about the fate that will meet Agamemnon upon his return. Klytemnestra clearly does not forgive him, whatever she is told, and he will pay.Theater of Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124743041051665112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-89578028614207589052013-02-26T12:21:57.489-08:002013-02-26T12:21:57.489-08:00i think you have to respect euripides more. you di...i think you have to respect euripides more. you did a great job with the coda at the beginning, and cutsy chorus of 70s singers.however you used an added on ending, most scholars think it's not from euripides, probably christian, look, look she's gone up to heaven, bullshit, where maybe you should have used a coda saying iphignia died a meaningless death, she didn't bring peace in her family home, as the ancient greeks obviously knew from aeschylus, the trip to troy was a useless war, and i think you would have been better served if you followed e.'s vision. your ending left a bad taste in an otherwise good performance, e. was critical of grandiose bullshit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com