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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Medea and Madea.........?Question: Medea and Madea!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!? We're reading Medea in class!.!.!.!.and she seems like a "mad Greek woman" lol similar to Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"!.!.!.I was wondering, did tyler perry actually derive madea from medea!? My friend was saying he thinks that madea ((from tyler perry)) is like the Nurse in medea!.!.!.idk though!.!.!.so does anyone know or have any opinions!? Thanks for answering, and God bless!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I couldn't see anything mentioned except for a brief explanation of the name Madea, in the entry for Tyler Perry in the wikipedia!. This is what it says: "The recurring character of Mabel "Madea" Simmons surfaces in many of Perry's work!. Perry portrays Madea in his plays and films!. Perry based Madea on an aunt who lives in Georgia, as well as his mother, according to Perry himself!. In Madea's appearances, she dispenses wisdom in a "no-nonsense manner", and is usually involved in physical comedy and/or a sight gag!. The nickname "Madea" comes from a Southern African American contraction of the words "mother dear", which is commonly used as a term of affection!. It is also used as a reference to a great-grandmother!."Www@QuestionHome@Com I absolutely love all Tyler Perry productions!. I've seen all of the Madea plays over 5 million times; I know them off the back of my hand!. Madea is a crazy character who always curse, smoke, and act a fool!! I don't know where he get her name from though!. I highly recommend you watching all his plays or movies they are hilarious I've been watching them since i was nine and i still love them and i'm 12!. There's Madea family reunion (the play and movie), Madea class reunion, I can do bad all by myself, Madea diary of a mad black woman(the play and movie) and Madea goes to jail!. There are also some plays and movies with out her, which are meet the browns(play and movie), whats done in the dark, why did i get married(play and movie), daddy's little girls, and his new one the family that prays!. He also have a T!.V!. show called House of Payne's that comes on every day at 5pm on channel 27, or every Wednesday at 8pm!. Hope you like them as much as do and hope that's enough info on her!!Www@QuestionHome@Com The character name is Madea not MedeaWww@QuestionHome@Com |