Rhinoceros: A Play in Three ActsThe sublime is confused with the ridiculous in this savage commentary on the human condition, a staple of every theatre classroom and 20th century drama. A small town is besieged by one roaring citizen who becomes a rhinoceros and proceeds to trample on the social order. As more citizens are transformed into rhinoceroses, the trampling becomes overwhelming, and more and more citizens become rhinoceroses. One sane man, Berenger remains, unable to change his form and identity. |
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African Asiatic rhinoceros bandage basket bathroom BERENGER's BŒUF BOTARD bottle brandy Brrr bump café chest of drawers clothes horse cough crosses to R. C. curtains DAISY's dear door door L drink DUDARD ENGER Eugene Ionesco everything exits D. L. feel FIREMAN floor four paws fourth wall glass goes going GROCER GROCER'S WIFE hands happened head hoarse horn HOUSEWIFE imaginary mirror imaginary window JEAN enters JEAN exits JEAN's Keep calm knocks logical LOGICIAN looks mean mind Miss Daisy Moving D. R. never noceros noise OLD GENTLEMAN PAPILLON pause pencil Perhaps Perissodactyls Pfff picks pissoir Poor little thing PROPRIETOR puss puts RHINOC RHINOCEROSES are heard Rising and moving runs sits small table sorry sound stairs stand stool table R. C. takes talk telephone tell There's trap tray TRUMPETING turns WAITRESS exits wall What's window U. L.