Context Flashcards
1
Q
What is the play that inspired UTC?
A
Ubu Roi (Ubu the King) by Alfred Jarry
2
Q
What did the playwright aim to do in the play Ubu Roi?
A
- satirises power, greed and evil practices
- the tendency of the complacent middle classes to abuse the authority produced by success
3
Q
Why were Jarry’s plays widely and wildly hated?
A
- disrespect towards royalty, religion and society
- vulgarity
- brutality
- low comedy (rude/toilet humour)
- perceived lack of literary finish
