Rough for Theatre II
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Rough for Theatre II is a short, darkly comic stage play by Samuel Beckett that explores human despair and judgment through the interaction of two bureaucrats assessing a silent, possibly suicidal man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rough for Theatre II canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ short play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| approximateLength | short ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| centralConflict | bureaucratic assessment of a silent man’s life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dialogueDominance | high ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | dialogue-driven play ⓘ |
| explores |
the inadequacy of bureaucratic systems
ⓘ
the limits of judgment ⓘ the unknowability of another person’s inner life ⓘ |
| features | a silent, possibly suicidal man at a window ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bertrand
ⓘ
C ⓘ Morvan ⓘ |
| hasStageDirections | yes ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| partOf | Beckett’s short plays ⓘ |
| protagonistsOccupation | bureaucrats ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Rough for Theatre I ⓘ |
| setting |
a room at night
ⓘ
urban interior ⓘ |
| structure | conversation between two officials over case files ⓘ |
| style |
existential
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| subject | evaluation of a possibly suicidal man ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy
ⓘ
human despair ⓘ judgment ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ suicide ⓘ the absurdity of existence ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| writer | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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