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        <title><![CDATA[Weiss explores the boundaries between sanity and madness: who gets to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Weiss explores the boundaries between sanity and madness: who gets to judge who is mad and who is sane? What is real and what is playacting? Like Sartre1 before him, Weiss engages with notions of people building their own hell on earth, chasing phantoms in the name of political expediency ... or political correctness? Sade is no monster, and to view him as such in Weiss's world is to seriously misunderstand this play. Likewise, this is no...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The central theme of Marat/Sade can be interpreted as the varied...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The central theme of Marat/Sade can be interpreted as the varied definition of cruelty. The Marquis de Sade is infamous for his methods of therapy. This is demonstrated by the development of the term sadism, with its inference toward cruel treatment. In the play, the Marquis queries the audience regarding the public denouncement that he has been accorded. He defends himself by stating that his unusual methods are both effective and generally...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:20:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main themes are body vs. mind, appearance vs. reality, and  class...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main themes are body vs. mind, appearance vs. reality, and  class conflict. Full details can be found in the section on &quot;Themes&quot; in the eNotes study guide to the play, accessed through the link given below.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 02:17:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the themes of Peter Weiss' play Marat/Sade? ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What are the themes of Peter Weiss' play Marat/Sade? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:01:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The central theme of this play is class conflict.  The play takes place...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The central theme of this play is class conflict.  The play takes place in the aftermath of the French revolution.

A little background on the French Revolution may help. In 1789, the ruling family was forcibly removed from Versailles to Paris.

Professor David of Hartwick College explains the purposes and intent of the revolution:  "The French Revolution was not only a crucial event considered in the context of Western history, but was also,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:57:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the central theme of the play Marat/Sade?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the central theme of the play Marat/Sade?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:24:28 PST</pubDate>
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