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grazin
grazin
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What is the strongest theme in Tom Stoppard's, "Travesties"?

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Posted by grazin on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM and tagged with themes, travesties.

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  1. drgingerbear Teacher
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    The major theme in Travestiesis the relationship between art and politics. Stoppard creates characters with very different opinions about art and politics. These contradictory points of view result in neither art nor politics be priviledged over the other.

    The secondary theme that extends from the relationship between art and politics is that of nature and the function of art and the artist. Again, Stoppard provides very contridictory points of view, where none is priviledged over the other.

    In both cases, the reader is never clear as to the stance the author takes!

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    http://www.enotes.com/travesties/themes

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    Posted by drgingerbear on Saturday April 18, 2009 at 8:38 PM