SECTION C - Woyzeck - PEEOIL by Steven Fry https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm Episodes - add a box for each episode, note the key aspects and ideas for the episode. What is important? What key themes? What context aspects do they link to? Which episodes are a good comparison? en-us 2023-04-17 00:38:04 UTC 2023-04-19 01:46:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3ad.png Scene 1 - Overview https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm/wish/2556239508
  • Woyzeck and Andres (fellow military men) 
  • Woyzeck hallucinates stating that he hears sounds coming from the earth
  • Andres sings folk songs while Woyzeck is talking to him about his hallucination, ignoring what he is telling him for most of the scene
  • Woyzeck drags Andres into a bush
  • Andres hears a real sound of the drums marching when the noises for Woyzeck disappear 
  • Andres is scared of Woyzecks erratic behaviour, this may be out of concern for his friend 

    • ]]>     2023-04-17 02:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm/wish/2556239508     Scene 2 https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm/wish/2556252022 - Marie and Margret are sitting at Maries window watching the drum major march along the street 
    - they are talking about the drum major and about how Marie exchanges a look with him 
    - Margret leave and Marie sings to her child
    - Woyzeck knocks on the door and says he has to go to a military inspection 
    -> references folk songs - Buchner uses this to frequently throughout the play to foreshadow future events 
    -> one of the first times we meet Woyzeck - he is already agitated and slightly frantic = shows his mental state

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    - she takes out a mirror and looks at her earrings gifted to her by the drum major -> Woyzeck enters and asks Marie about the earrings and she tells him she found them 
    - Woyzeck gives her some money then leave 
    - Marie curses herself for deceiving Woyzeck 
    -> poverty - Woyzeck and Marie are both living in poverty and so are forced to perform many tasks for the Captain and Doctor in order to earn money -> due to him living in poverty he has a poor diet and harsh living conditions ]]>     2023-04-17 02:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm/wish/2556261785     Scene 3 https://padlet.com/sfry4/nwk7iy3n9x7oe8zm/wish/2556278733
  • The scene takes place at a fairground.
  • Woyzeck and Marie are walking around, looking at the different attractions.
  • Woyzeck is fascinated by a group of performers, including a drum major and a dancer.
  • Drum Major and Sergeant objectify Marie 
  • Woyzeck becomes jealous when he sees the drum major flirting with his girlfriend, Marie.
  • Showman displays a horse and a monkey, parallels are drawn between Drum Major (horse) and Woyzeck (monkey)
  • The scene ends with Marie following the drum major offstage and Woyzeck is left alone 

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