Dogsborough

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Dogsborough is a character in Bertolt Brecht's satirical play "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," representing a corruptible political figure entangled in the play’s allegory of the rise of fascism.

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Dogsborough canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
allegoricalReference Paul von Hindenburg
appearsIn The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
associatedWith rise of fascism
conflictWith Arturo Ui
creator Bertolt Brecht
dramaticFunction to critique bourgeois respectability
to show how established elites enable fascism
firstAppearanceDate 1941
genreOfWorkAppearsIn satirical play
hasNameOrigin wordplay suggesting "dog" and "borough" (town authority)
hasRelationshipWith Arturo Ui
influencedBy economic interests
political pressure
languageOfWork German
laterPortrayedAs compromised collaborator
medium stage
moralCharacteristic corruptible
initially respectable
narrativeFunction allegorical representation of a conservative politician
occupation politician
partOf allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler
portrayedAs elderly statesman
respected public figure
roleInWork corruptible political figure
settingOfActivity Chicago (fictionalized)
linked to: City of Chicago
themeInvolvement complicity
corruption
moral decline
workCountryOfOrigin Germany

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Arturo Ui hasFoil Dogsborough
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui character Dogsborough
Paul von Hindenburg hasFictionalCounterpart Dogsborough