Date of Award

6-2022

Document Type

Open Access

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Department

German Studies

First Advisor

Michele Ricci Bell

Language

German

Keywords

Die Ermittlung, The Investigation, Peter Weiss

Abstract

My analysis of The Investigation by Peter Weiss focuses on three songs. In the second song, we can look further into the interactions between the witnesses and the defendants. In this way, we can establish a profile on how the accused react to the charges. In the sixth song, Weiss puts Stark in focus. Upon analysis, we can establish the characteristics that make Stark unique as a perpetrator and relate this to the theory of the banality of evil. In the last song, the different categories of guilt and responsibility related to Holocaust are presented and the timelessness of the play becomes clear.

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