The Fever
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The Fever is a one-person political drama by Wallace Shawn that explores privilege, revolution, and moral responsibility through an intense, introspective monologue.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-person play
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play ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| author | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between comfort and political responsibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
confessional monologue
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direct address to audience ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
internal conflict
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political awakening ⓘ |
| form | monologue ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge audience complacency
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provoke political self-examination ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | introspective monologue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct engagement with audience conscience
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intense introspective tone ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | solo performance ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
ethics of privilege
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individual responsibility for systemic injustice ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing critique of capitalism ⓘ |
| settingType | unspecified foreign country ⓘ |
| structure | one-person monologue ⓘ |
| style |
didactic
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essayistic ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
complicity in oppression
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ethics of political revolution ⓘ relationship between wealthy individuals and poverty ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
class consciousness
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guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ political violence ⓘ privilege ⓘ revolution ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| writer | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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