Marat/Sade: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss
Marat/Sade: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
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Peter Weiss
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Marat/Sade: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

Ibrahim Guerra, Teatro

Peter Weiss with Geoffrey Skelton (Translator)

158 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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This 1963 play, first published in German, is set in the historical Charenton Asylum in 1808. It depicts a play performed by the inmates, and directed by the Marquis de Sade (himself an inmate) which depicts the events of the French Revolution dur...

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Moods

dark 100%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

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