Reviews for Faust

The average rating for Faust based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-14 00:00:00 Kevin Pruitt ESPAÑOL: Comedia protagonizada por Alejandro Magno y el pintor Apeles, que se enamoran de la misma dama. Hay algún anacronismo, como posponer su estancia en Gordión a la batalla de Issos, y algún anajorismo, como situar a Diógenes en Gordión. En la obra sólo aparecen las dos hijas de Darío, pero no su madre ni su esposa. Hay una cita interesante, cuando Diógenes le dice a Alejandro que es "esclavo de mis esclavas", pues Alejandro es esclavo de sus pasiones, que en cambio Diógenes tiene dominadas. En conjunto, me gustó más la obra de teatro "Adventure Story" de Terence Rattigan, que también trata sobre la vida de Alejandro, aunque de forma más completa, más fiel a la historia, y menos dada a resolverse en anécdotas. ENGLISH: Comedy about Alexander the Great and the painter Apelles, who fall in love with the same lady. There are anachronisms, such as making his stay in Gordium later to the battle of Issos, and anakhorisms, such as placing Diogenes in Gordium. In this play take part the two daughters of Darius, but not his mother and wife. There is an interesting quote, when Diogenes tells Alexander that he is "slave of my slaves", as Alexander is a slave of his passions, while Diogenes is their master. Overall, I liked more the play "Adventure Story" by Terence Rattigan, which also deals with the life of Alexander, although in a more complete, history-faithful way, less given to a telling of anecdotes.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-15 00:00:00 Marc Juneau Man Equals Man is one of Brecht's early plays. It's a wild farce set in a Kiplingesque India in which the innocent porter Galy Gay is kidnapped by three British soldiers and brainwashed into believing he is their missing comrade. Except that Galy Gay isn't quite so innocent and the brainwashing is only possible because of Galy Gay's own nature. Quite simply he is unable to say "no" to anyone. The action moves quickly. There is a terrible sergeant major by the name of Bloody Five who is feared by all until he proves that he is even more manly than anyone else by shooting off his manhood. There is the Widow Begbick, who runs the mobile canteen that provides alcohol to the soldiers. She also happens to be a part time prostitute. This colourful cast perform a series of actions that verge on the hysterically bizarre. But the ultimate point of the play is to suggest that our identities aren't quite as fixed as we assume and that a man can be dismantled and reassembled into something new. This book also contains a secondary related work, The Elephant Calf, which was once a part of the main play, but which Brecht later separated out as a sketch to be performed in the foyer of the theatre. In this even more bizarre farce, Galy Gay has been reborn as the calf of the unreal elephant that he was tricked into attempting to sell in Man Equals Man. The so-called fourth wall is completed demolished in this play. There are songs and poems galore in Man Equals Man and although it's an early work it is pure Brecht and a disturbing delight.