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Vendaval -> "Greek classic resonates at Camp Pendleton" (8/2/2010 2:59:31 PM)
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A reminder of the high cost of war from more than 2,000 years ago.Centuries roll by and human nature remains the same.
"Greek classic resonates at Camp Pendleton"
Combat veterans, and their loved ones, say the themes of Sophocles' 2,500-year-old play are painfully familiar. It was staged as part of the Pentagon-sponsored Theater of War project.
July 25, 2010|By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Camp Pendleton — The reading of Sophocles' classic drama "Ajax" was polished and powerful.
But the most dramatic parts of the Thursday-night performance may have been unscripted comments by Marines, Marine spouses and a Navy chaplain.
Written about 2,500 years ago, "Ajax" explores the torment of a Greek warrior returning from combat with thoughts of rage, revenge and suicide. His family and fellow soldiers struggle with his anger and feelings of having been dishonored and abandoned.
Comments from a panel and the audience after the production, part of the Pentagon-sponsored "Theater of War" project, showed anew that the aftereffects of war have changed little over the centuries.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/25/local/la-me-ajax-20100726
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