The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that allegorically depicts Adolf Hitler’s rise to power through the story of a Chicago gangster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
satirical play
allegoryOf Machtergreifung
rise of Adolf Hitler
rise of Nazism
author Bertolt Brecht
characterBasedOn Arturo Ui; Adolf Hitler
Dogsborough; Paul von Hindenburg
Hermann Göring
surface form: Giri; Hermann Göring

Joseph Goebbels
surface form: Givola; Joseph Goebbels

Roma; Ernst Röhm
completionYear 1941
countryOfOrigin Germany
firstPerformanceCountry West Germany
firstPerformanceDate 1958-11-10
firstPerformancePlace Stuttgart
genre epic theatre
political satire
hasCharacter Arturo Ui
Betty Dullfeet
Clark
Dogsborough
Dullfeet
Giri
Givola
Roma
Sheet
historicalContext Third Reich
Weimar Republic
inspiredBy rise of the Nazi Party in Germany
mainCharacter Arturo Ui
originalLanguage German
parodies Adolf Hitler
Nazi leadership
setting City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

fictionalized Chicago vegetable trade
structure prologue and 15 scenes
style Brechtian theatre
subject abuse of power
fascism
manipulation of public opinion
organized crime
political corruption
theme economic crisis and political extremism
fragility of democracy
moral responsibility of citizens
timeOfWriting 1941
usesTechnique Verfremdungseffekt
direct address to audience
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Bertolt Brecht notableWork The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui