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| Repetition: conformity
| Parallelism-pace of speech
| Foreshadowing (Jean "naturally strong")
| Irony e.g "willpower"
| Characterisation: stage directions (Jean's strips clothing, hence stripping his connection to humanity)

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| Colours: Green (extreme ideologies)
| Rhinoceros: extreme ideologies, misanthropy, conformity-symbols of mankind’s willingness to join up with groups bent on some form of destruction.  They represent both fascist tyranny and the absurdity of a universe that could produce such metamorphoses. He equates the epidemic of the metamorphoses with the ways the ideals of Nazism can infect the unconscious minds of individuals. I.e Daisy- wanting to be a god, weak, gives in, Dudard-not wanting to leave them alone, Jean-conforming etc.
| Appearances/Clothes: contrast of Jean's put together appearance with Berenger's dishevelled, vs Jean in 'green' pjs with Berenger's work clothes
| The Cat (Act 1) symbolises the oncoming destruction of the rhinoceroses.
| Nature/Natural: links to rhinoceroses. "Law of the jungle" almost every person for themselves.
| Mirrors/Pictures
| Alcohol: Berenger's Apathy
| Staircase: Capitalist

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| Characters | Ideologies/ideas represented
| Jean | Working man - conformity 'Duty'
| Berenger | Moral strength-Humanism "Everyman': all are capable for standing up to immorality
| Dudard | Marxist/Fatalist: accepts that this is how it is
| Botard | Skeptic: questions the media/authorities, it's a conspiracy, easily swayed, flippant in his views=conformity
| Daisy | Passive female role. Escapism, pleasure, conformity, weak,
| Logician | Strong orator, no substance to argument. E.g syllogism-nonsensical. Powerful speakers propoganda
| Proprietor/Papillion/ Grocer | Capitalism, profit, no concern for human life, misanthropic

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Existential Crisis
Morality/Humanism/Misanthropy/Duty
Capitalism
Conformity/Herd Mentality
Gender
Moral Relativism vs Absolute Morality

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•Character traits/ideology

•"young and blonde"

•Non-committed to most ideology- flippant

•Represents romantic desire, rather than love

•Key events/scenes they are involved in (choose 3-4- think turning points)

•Boeuf turns into a Rhinoceros

•Dudard’s transformation “he was in love with you, you know”

•BERENGER: Oh dear! In the space of a few minutes we’ve gone through twenty-five years of married life. (3.1.1164)

•Key quotes that demonstrate their views and values

•“You keep your horny hands off my face, you old pachyderm!”

•DAISY: They’re like gods. - if the rhinoceroses were soldiers, this would be quite chilling

•DAISY: There’s no such thing as absolute right. It’s the world that’s right– not you and me.- Group mentality, doesn’t have the moral strength to stand on her own

•Outcome – what/who influences it? What do you think this character and their outcome represents?

•Turns into rhinoceros, Ionesco questions longevity of desire
•Jean wants to be “natural” again and is disgusted by the weakness of humanity

•Dudard reasons his way into joining up with the rhinoceroses.

•But Daisy turns to worshiping them, and believes that by joining them she can become one with the gods.

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Condemning extremist beliefs
Conformity
Morality
Humanism vs misanthropy

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https://padlet.com/cas0016/closeanalysis

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http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/ejen-ionesko-kergedan-eng.pdf

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Contrast between Berenger and Jean's portrayal
"[Jean] is very fastidiously dressed... stiff collar."
d"Why are you being so insulting to me?"
"Oh! A rhinoceros... Ah! Oh... Well, I'll be... Well, of all things... [he sneezes]"
"I'm no drunkard, not me!"

"[Not knowing what to say]"
"[Surfeited and pretty weary]"
"[Timidly]"
"[He hides himself out of sight...]"