Work · Jean-Paul Sartre
Kean
The celebrated actor struggles with theatrical roles and those society imposes, amid admiration, love and exclusion.
Understanding the text
Sartre's adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's play; attribution must preserve that origin.
Key points
- 01
Role
Acting reveals the difficulty of coinciding with a fixed identity.
- 02
Class
Celebrity does not remove barriers of respectability.
- 03
Audience
Admiration does not guarantee recognition of every possibility.
How to read it
Compare performed scenes with offstage interactions as the boundary becomes dramatic.
Editions & sources
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