•"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.