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- Written by [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco Eugene Ionesco]
- Genre absurdist drama
- First performed in 1959 in Paris
- Published by Grove Press
- A three act play
- Set in a small town
- Major themes are will and responsibility
- Major motif is Bourgeois alienation
- Rhinoceros represent humanity's capacity for savage violence
- Originally written in French
- Mr. Papillion sometimes played by a woman
- A response to spread of [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism communism], fascism, and Nazism
- The play [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson%27s_Shadow Orson's Shadow] is based on the 1960 production directed by Orson Wells
- Adapted into the musical Born Again
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The Rhinoceros Play is set in a little town square in a small provincial town in France, where all the townspeople one by one turn into rhinoceroses except for the main character, Berenger.
Act One
Eugene Ionesco's play Rhinoceros begins with the refined Jean having a drink with his alcoholic friend Berenger, meanwhile a rhinoceros runs past surprising everyone except Berenger, who admits to Jean that he has a crush on Daisy. Jean gives him advice about impressing her, while yet another rhinoceros runs past. The people comment on the destruction caused by the rhinoceros and argue about whether it is the same one that ran past earlier, while Berenger and Jean fight about the types of rhinoceros.Act Two
An argument erupts in Berenger's office about the rhinoceroses, meanwhile they find out a sick employee had turned into a rhinoceros. Later while visiting Jean in his apartment, Jean transforms into a rhinoceros while arguing with Berenger.Act Three
Berenger sits in his apartment terrified of becoming a rhinoceros, his co-worker Dudard stops by and they discuss the transformations. Dudard says that the head of their office Papillon transformed after being talked into it. Daisy stops by and during their discussion Dudard says he wants to transform and become part of the universal family. Dudard leaves and Daisy tells Berenger that she loves him, however she soon finds the rhinoceros attractive and breaks up with him. As the last member of humanity Berenger declares that he will fight the rhinoceroses.Quotations
- "Good men make good rhinoceroses, unfortunately." — Berenger
- "There are certain things which enter the minds of even people without one." — Jean
- "Instead of squandering all your spare money on drink, isn't it better to buy a ticket for an interesting play? Do you know anything about the avant-garde theatre there's so much talk about? Have you seen Ionesco's plays?" — Jean
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The Rhinoceros Play is set in a little town square in a small provincial town in France, where all the townspeople one by one turn into rhinoceroses except for the main character, Berenger.
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</small> Eugene Ionesco's play Rhinoceros begins with the refined Jean having a drink with his alcoholic friend Berenger, meanwhile a rhinoceros runs past surprising everyone except Berenger, who admits to Jean that he has a crush on Daisy. Jean gives him advice about impressing her, while yet another rhinoceros runs past. The people comment on the destruction caused by the rhinoceros and argue about whether it is the same one that ran past earlier, while Berenger and Jean fight about the types of rhinoceros.Act Two
</small> An argument erupts in Berenger's office about the rhinoceroses, meanwhile they find out a sick employee had turned into a rhinoceros. Later while visiting Jean in his apartment, Jean transforms into a rhinoceros while arguing with Berenger.Act Three
</small> Berenger sits in his apartment terrified of becoming a rhinoceros, his co-worker Dudard stops by and they discuss the transformations. Dudard says that the head of their office Papillon transformed after being talked into it. Daisy stops by and during their discussion Dudard says he wants to transform and become part of the universal family. Dudard leaves and Daisy tells Berenger that she loves him, however she soon finds the rhinoceros attractive and breaks up with him. As the last member of humanity Berenger declares that he will fight the rhinoceroses.Fast Facts
- Written by Eugene Ionesco
- Genre absurdist drama
- First performed in 1959 in Paris
- Published by Grove Press
- A three act play
- Set in a small town
- Major themes are will and responsibility
- Major motif is Bourgeois alienation
- Rhinoceros represent humanity's capacity for savage violence
- Originally written in French
- Mr. Papillion sometimes played by a woman
- A response to spread of communism, fascism, and Nazism
- The play Orson's Shadow is based on the 1960 production directed by Orson Wells
- Adapted into the musical Born Again
Quotations
- "Good men make good rhinoceroses, unfortunately." — Berenger
- "There are certain things which enter the minds of even people without one." — Jean
- "Instead of squandering all your spare money on drink, isn't it better to buy a ticket for an interesting play? Do you know anything about the avant-garde theatre there's so much talk about? Have you seen Ionesco's plays?" — Jean
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