What was so good about watching Medea was how incredible the use of ariel was. They way they used ariel to create drama and tension with different levels really caught my eye.
Medeas role began after Jason arrived from Iolcus to Colchis, to claim his inheritance and throne by retrieiving the Golden Fleece, In the most complete surviving account, the Argonautica of Apollonius, Medea fell in love with him and promised to help him, but only on the condition that if he succeeded, he would take her with him and marry her. Jason agreed. In a similar motif, Aeetes promised to give him the fleece, but only if he could perform certain tasks. First, Jason had to plough a feild with fire-breathing oxen that he had to yoke himself. Medea gavea him an unguent with which to anoint himself and his weapons, to protect him from the bull's fiery breath.
Then, Jason had to sow the teeth of a dragon in the ploughed field. The teeth sprouted into an army warriors. Jason was forewarned by Medea, however, and knew to throw a rock into the crowd. Unable to determine where the rock had come from, the soldiers attacked and killed each other. Finally Aeetes made Jason fight and kill the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece. Medea put the beast to sleep with her narcotic herbs. Jason then took the fleece and sailed away with Medea, as he promised. Apollonius says that Medea only helped Jasonin the first place becaue Hera had convinced Aphrodite of Eros to cause Medea to fall in love with him.
How did the production tell the story?
The production was amazing. I loved everything about Medea and the way they did it. The staging was just as the diagram shows. The set was used to tell certain parts of the story e.g. when Jason and Glauce were climbing up the ladder showing they were having an affair, the way the used the ladder to show the sultrey, seductiveness between them and when they were falling off the ladder one at a time, they were showing how they can't be together, how they shouldn't be together. Also the lighting represented the mood of the play, if there were any scary/thrilling moments, the lighting would go dark and the music also would go slower and it would be a deeper tone.
Did you find the story convincing?
At first I didn't understand the story at first even though I am studying it. But after seeing this production I understood fully what was going on.
I found Medeas character convincing. She portrayed the character really well, especially when she was doing ariel work and she had different levels, it made her character more powerful over the other characters that were grounded.
I think that having characters doing multi-roles made it a bit harder to understand and it was less convincing because I was focusing on which character was which at some points. So I think that could've been clearer, but other than that, I thought everything worked well!
What bits of the story worked best?
Bits of the story that worked best for me were the nurses speech at the beginning and the way they used ariel. I loved the nurse character. I liked the way when she was playing different characters her voice was different, her whole persona and the way she played the characters was different.
Did any moments stir you emotions - did you laugh? did you feel sad?
How did you feel about the characters?
Did the production hold the audiences' interest? all the time? how? if not, why?
Did anything about the set particularly catch your eye?
Describe abouw lighting was used to create atmosphere
What did the lighting add to the production?
Was there an obvious use of soundtrack, specail effects or music?
How was sound used in this production?
What did you think about the costume/props?
Were there any special effects that particularly stood out for you in terms of the creation of mood or place?
Discuss the interaction of the design and the performers
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