34 pages 1 hour read

Karel Čapek

R.U.R.

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1920

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Essay Topics

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How are social classes and power relations organized by labor in R.U.R.? How does social class in the play echo social class and power in real life?

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Compare and contrast the different characters’ theories about the nature of humanity. Who do you believe Čapek sides with, and why?

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What is the role of love (and beauty) in the text? How do love and beauty act as gateways for other human emotions, like empathy?

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