Accidental Death of an Anarchist
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All Themes State Repression and Violence Revolution vs. Reform Theater, Truth, and Political Consciousness Labor, Identity, and Humanity
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All Characters Maniac Inspector Bertozzo Inspector Pissani The Superintendent The First Constable The Second Constable Feletti The Anarchist The Audience
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All Terms Raptus
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All Symbols The (Replica) Bomb Police Files The Maniac’s Bags
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist

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Dario Fo

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 1
Themes
  • All Themes
  • State Repression and Violence Theme Icon
    State Repression and Violence
  • Revolution vs. Reform Theme Icon
    Revolution vs. Reform
  • Theater, Truth, and Political Consciousness Theme Icon
    Theater, Truth, and Political Consciousness
  • Labor, Identity, and Humanity Theme Icon
    Labor, Identity, and Humanity
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Maniac
  • Inspector Bertozzo
  • Inspector Pissani
  • The Superintendent
  • The First Constable
  • The Second Constable
  • Feletti
  • The Anarchist
  • The Audience
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Raptus
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The (Replica) Bomb Symbol Icon
    The (Replica) Bomb
  • Police Files Symbol Icon
    Police Files
  • The Maniac’s Bags Symbol Icon
    The Maniac’s Bags
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Raptus

“Raptus” (rapture) is an outdated, little-used psychological term for a sudden psychotic episode that leads someone to commit suicide . In Fo’s play, the police blame the anarchist’s death on a “raptus”—by which they… read analysis of Raptus
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