Victims of Duty
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Victims of Duty is an absurdist play by Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco that satirically explores conformity, authority, and the search for meaning through surreal, escalating interrogations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Choubert
NERFINISHED
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Madeleine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mother-in-law NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality |
French
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Romanian ⓘ |
| dialogueType |
nonsensical exchanges
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rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
escalating absurdity
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| genre |
Theatre of the Absurd
NERFINISHED
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absurdist drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceType | live theatre ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Choubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| movement |
French avant-garde theatre
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Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | surreal interrogations ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Victimes du devoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
absurdism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Rhinoceros
NERFINISHED
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The Bald Soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lesson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
police interrogation
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social conformity ⓘ state authority ⓘ |
| style |
experimental
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satirical ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of existence
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authority ⓘ bureaucratic oppression ⓘ conformity ⓘ identity ⓘ interrogation ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
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