"Biedermann and the Arsonists" play poster (2019)

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2019

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"Biedermann and the Arsonists" (Biedermann und die Brandstifter), Swiss writer Max It is a theater play written by Frisch. The game was first released in 1958. It was staged. The rise of Nazi Germany and society's sense of responsibility offers a profound critique of decay. The plot revolves around Gottlieb Biedermann, a well-intentioned and ignorant bourgeois. Biedermann agrees to help two arsonists who burn down his house. These arsonists, Schmitz and Eisenring start staying at Biedermann's house. Biedermann, their arsonist But he deceives himself into convincing them that they are not dangerous. It does. The play shows Biedermann's rotten moral values and the evil in people. It deals with themes such as the reluctance to see and the sense of burnout in society. max Frisch made a harsh criticism of such behavior of people in Germany during the Nazi period. While bringing about, at the same time, the ability of people to determine their own destiny and take responsibility It also highlights the difficulties.

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METU theater plays, Art on campus

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/108740
https://bellek.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/108740

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