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R.U.R.

Karel Čapek

R.U.R.

Karel Čapek

R.U.R. Essay Topics

1.

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?

2.

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

3.

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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