Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:30:02 -0400 From: "Jim Menke" <jim99jr-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 42, Issue 8 You forget that Punch does not always win. He is often eated by the alligator. On 4/6/08, Rolande Duprey <puppetpro-AT-aol.com> wrote: > > Is the central theme to the Punch and Judy show really about gender > issues? I know people have used it for that, but I always thought it > was more about Punch getting the best of everyone. Punch always wins. > He even overcomes Death (and in some versions, the Devil). > He is Supreme Anarchy -- the force against which no authority figure > has authority. > > Rolande > > > On Apr 5, 2008, at 10:09 PM, Charles Taylor wrote: > > > Rolande asked, > > > > Is there anyone out there doing gender-related themes with puppets? > > > > Yeah! The show is the oldest and longest continuous running > > theatrical piece in the English Language. It's called Punch and > > Judy! I've been married to Elaine twenty long years. We connect on > > some points. But I guess we would each like the other to be more > > like our ideal! It takes effort, similar interest, and humor that > > keeps us connected. For the record, we don't hit each other. > > > > Charles, > > _______________________________________________ > > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > -- JIM MENKE PUPPETS open your mind fantasies unwind www.jimmenkepuppets.com _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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