Woyzeck
by Georg Büchner, Eric Bentley

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Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many finding it confusing and difficult to understand. While some appreciate its historical significance and expressionistic qualities, others criticize its fragmented structure and heavy language. Overall, it appears to evoke strong reactions, both positive and negative, from its audience.

Historical significance Expressionistic qualities Intense emotional impact Confusing and hard to understand Fragmented structure Heavy language

Synopsis

Drama / Characters: 14 male 4 female

Sacrificed to powers larger than himself Woyzeck is one of drama's first anti-heroes.

He serves a German captain and makes money by allowing a doctor to experiment on him but his deeper morality leads him to a tragic end.

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Woyzeck

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Publisher Samuel French
Year 2010
Binding Paperback
Pages 64
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573692550
ISBN-10 0573692556
LCCN 91205681
LCC PT1828.B6 A74513 1991
DCC 832/.7

Woyzeck is a German historical play written by Georg Büchner and published by Samuel French in New York (2010).

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