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Deathwatch
Jean Genet
Deathwatch
by Jean Genet, Bernard Frechtman
Synopsis
In a prison there's a murderer awaiting execution, a petty criminal, and a younger criminal who serves as a whipping post.
The prison world is cut off from the world with its own hierarchy.
The petty thief tries to build up his importance.
He is jeered by the third criminal, whom he then strangles.
But he has achieved nothing, says the murderer; the stigma of criminal eminence is a "gift from God or the devil."
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Claire |
| Madame |
| Solange |
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Deathwatch is a play written by Jean Genet and published by Samuel French .
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