Reading Notes, Peter Brook's The Mahabharata, Second Half

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Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata

Draupadi having unlimited amounts of clothing with Krishna on the other side of her was a pretty cool scene. I like that we can see the supernatural taking place.

I never noticed that the gambling that resulted in the family being sent into exile saved them from being murdered. There must be an underlying meaning. Perhaps the writer of the Mahabharata is trying to give us the age-old wisdom that everything happens for a reason. This is backed up by the gambler interacting with his wife and saying that he does not understand why some are rewarded for bad deeds and others don’t seem to find favor. Perhaps he received favor, he just did not understand it at the time.
Obviously, the moral element must be a large part of the Epics.

The sound of the demons in the woods was so good. The female creeps up on Beama and almost eats him. He clearly can not see her. She decided not to kill him and fell in love with him. She transformed herself into a beautiful woman. We see Beama answer her question. She asked him if she thought he was beautiful. He says, “like the Night.”

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