![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At its core the play is a serious exploration of humanity’s dark side in its conviction that economics determines morality, an idea that is found in drama as early as the 1830s, with the opening scene of Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck. Friedrich Dürrenmatt, “Problems of the Theatre”įriedrich Dürrenmatt’s view of the theater as a vehicle for moral revelation and universal relevance is reflected in Der Besuch der alten Dame ( The Visit), a tragicomedy combining expressionistic devices and elements of Brechtian epic theater with an inspired sense of the shocking and grotesque. We can bring it forth as a frightening moment, as an abyss that opens suddenly. Comedy alone is suitable for us.īut the tragic is still possible even if pure tragedy is not. That is our misfortune, but not our guilt: guilt can exist only as a personal achievement, as a religious deed. We are all collectively guilty, collectively bogged down in the sins of our fathers and of our forefathers. Everyone is dragged along and everyone gets caught somewhere in the sweep of events. It is always, “We couldn’t help it” and “We didn’t really want that to happen.” And indeed, things happen without anyone in particular being responsible for them. there are no more guilty and also, no responsible men. In the Punch-and-Judy show of our century. Tragedy presupposes guilt, despair, moderation, lucidity, vision, a sense of responsibility. Analysis of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visitīy NASRULLAH MAMBROL on Septem ![]()
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