Jean-Paul Marat

:For other uses of Marat, see Marat (disambiguation).

Views of Marat

The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica writes, "Marat's name was long an object of execration on account of his insistence on the death penalty. He stands in history as a bloodthirsty monster, yet in judging him one must remember the persecutions he endured and the terrible disease from which he suffered."

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Artistic and theatrical representations

The Marquis de Sade, even though detesting the Reign of Terror, wrote an admiring eulogy for Marat.

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The Death of Marat is a famous painting by Jacques-Louis David.

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Peter Weiss wrote a play titled The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, as performed by the inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade, also known as Marat/Sade. A motion picture based on Weiss' play and entitled Marat/Sade was produced in 1964 (US 1966) under the direction of Peter Brook with performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Related Topics:
Peter Weiss - Marat/Sade - Peter Brook - Royal Shakespeare Company

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