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The Balcony

Jean Genet

The Balcony

Jean Genet

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    • Summary - Scene Summaries & Analyses - Character Analysis - Themes - Symbols & Motifs - Important Quotes - Essay Topics

    The Balcony Essay Topics

    1.

    As the three women in the play, how do the roles of Irma, Carmen, and Chantal differ?

    2.

    Does The Balcony have a hero? Why or why not?

    3.

    Despite the play’s setting in a brothel, sexual acts seem peripheral to the power fantasies of the men who use the prostitutes. What is the significance of this?

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