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* WouldHitAGirl: Berenger slaps Daisy across the face after they have an arguement about the rhinos. Downplayed, since he later claims he didn't know what got into him, and that he would never do that again.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Creator/KarenBlack as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel Creator/ZeroMostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Creator/KarenBlack as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.
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-->'''Logician''': All cats die. Socrates is dead. [[InsaneTrollLogic Therefore, Socrates is a cat.]]
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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 [[{{Absurdism}} absurdist]] play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 [[{{Absurdism}} absurdist]] play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a alcoholic]] named M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* AdamAndEvePlot: Berenger proposes Daisy to rebuilt the human race with their children as they are the only human left. Daisy rejects the proposition and ends up joining the rhinoceroses.

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* AdamAndEvePlot: Berenger proposes Daisy to rebuilt rebuild the human race with their children as they are the only human humans left. Daisy rejects the proposition and ends up joining the rhinoceroses.



* TheInsomniac: Berenger in Act III, who is so scared of turning into a rhinoceros that he can't sleep at night and has to take barbituates to set himself straight.

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* TheInsomniac: Berenger in Act III, who is so scared of turning into a rhinoceros that he can't sleep at night and has to take barbituates barbiturates to set himself straight.



* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, who everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming. He does go into a SanitySlippage in the third act, but manages to reaffirm himself.

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* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, who everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming. He does go into a SanitySlippage in the third act, but manages to reaffirm himself.
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And the John Was A Zombie

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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Daisy. Averted with Berenger.
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* AdamAndEvePlot: Berenger proposes Daisy to rebuilt the human race with their children as they are the only human left. Daisy rejects the proposition and ends up joining the rhinoceroses.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Karen Black Creator/KarenBlack as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.Berenger.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A [[Film/{{Rhinoceros}} 1974 film]] was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A [[Film/{{Rhinoceros}} 1974 film]] film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.
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to think WHO is mad? HE is mad (not whom)


* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, whom everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming. He does go into a SanitySlippage in the third act, but manages to reaffirm himself.

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* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, whom who everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming. He does go into a SanitySlippage in the third act, but manages to reaffirm himself.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A [[Film/{{Rhinoceros}} 1974 film film]] was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), "John", and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.
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* TheEeyore: Lethargic, apathetic, impassive Berenger, at least in the first act.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 1974 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.
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* TranslationConvention: Productions of the show that are in any language but it's native French will retain Berenger's line about how's he's speaking French.

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* TranslationConvention: Productions of the show that are in any language but it's its native French will retain Berenger's line about how's how he's speaking French.
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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 absurdist play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 absurdist [[{{Absurdism}} absurdist]] play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Creator/ZeroMostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Creator/ZeroMostel Zero Mostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Creator/ZeroMostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.

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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 absurdist play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

A production was put on in 1961, starring Creator/EliWallach as Berenger, Wallach's wife Anne Jackson as Daisy, and Creator/ZeroMostel as Berenger's friend Jean. A 1969 film was also released, with Creator/GeneWilder in the Berenger role as "Stanley", Mostel reprising the Jean role as "John", "John" (a year after both had starred in ''Film/TheProducers'' together), and Karen Black as Daisy. A newer production in 2007 at the Royal Court Theatre starred Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Berenger.


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* TranslationConvention: Productions of the show that are in any language but it's native French will retain Berenger's line about how's he's speaking French.
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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceri. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

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''Rhinoceros'' is a 1959 play written by Creator/EugeneIonesco. It tells the story of one man, an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]], a M. Berenger, who watches in horror as his friends suddenly start to become rhinoceri.rhinoceroses. The play is symbolic of the upsurge of Fascism and Nazism that preceded the events of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.



* {{Animorphism}}: Everyone in the town is literally turning into rhinoceri. Nobody knows if the changes are reversible or not.

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* {{Animorphism}}: Everyone in the town is literally turning into rhinoceri.rhinoceroses. Nobody knows if the changes are reversible or not.



* CassandraTruth: The people at Berenger's workplace don't believe in the rhinoceri until they start becoming ones themselves, except for Daisy, who also had trouble getting people to believe her.

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* CassandraTruth: The people at Berenger's workplace don't believe in the rhinoceri rhinoceroses until they start becoming ones themselves, except for Daisy, who also had trouble getting people to believe her.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Act I and some of Act II, all Berenger cares about is whether African rhinos have one or two horns (It's Indian rhinoceri that have one horn). This is before he realises that the rhinos all used to be human beings.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Act I and some of Act II, all Berenger cares about is whether African rhinos have one or two horns (It's Indian rhinoceri rhinoceroses that have one horn). This is before he realises that the rhinos all used to be human beings.



* EverythingIsRacist: A discussion about rhinoceri changes to a discussion about race after Jean calls Berenger an "Asiatic mongol" and declares them as "yellow" when Berenger tries to defend them as people like everybody else.

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* EverythingIsRacist: A discussion about rhinoceri rhinoceroses changes to a discussion about race after Jean calls Berenger an "Asiatic mongol" and declares them as "yellow" when Berenger tries to defend them as people like everybody else.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Everyone in the town is literally turning into rhinoceri.

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* BalefulPolymorph: *{{Animorphism}}: Everyone in the town is literally turning into rhinoceri.rhinoceri. Nobody knows if the changes are reversible or not.
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* TheInsomniac: Berenger in Act III, who is so scared of turning into a rhinoceros that he can't sleep at night and has to take barbituates to set himself straight.
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* AerithAndBob: The 1961 production mixes normal names such as Berenger, John and Daisy with names like Mr. Nicklebush, Mrs. Ochs, Dribble and Shiftor.

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* AerithAndBob: The 1961 production mixes normal names such as Berenger, John and Daisy with names like Mr. Nicklebush, Nicklebush (originally Mr. Papillon), Mrs. Ochs, Ochs (Mrs. Boeuf), Dribble (Dudard) and Shiftor.Shiftor (Botard).
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Act I and some of Act II, all Berenger cares about is whether African rhinos have one or two horns (It's Indian rhinoceri that have one horn).

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Act I and some of Act II, all Berenger cares about is whether African rhinos have one or two horns (It's Indian rhinoceri that have one horn). This is before he realises that the rhinos all used to be human beings.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Act I and some of Act II, all Berenger cares about is whether African rhinos have one or two horns (It's Indian rhinoceri that have one horn).
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* BodyHorror: All the transformations into a rhinoceros are generally depicted as rather graphic, especially Jean, who is almost shown transforming into a rhinoceros in painstaking detail: each time he re-emerges from the bathroom his face and skin have morphed more and more. True to the conformists the play actually satirises, the people feel no actual pain, other than a hoarse voice they don't notice, when transforming.



* TransformationTrauma: Notably Jean's transformation into a rhinoceros.
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* EverythingIsRacist: A discussion about rhinoceri changes to a discussion about race after Jean calls Berenger an "Asiatic mongol" and declares them as "yellow" when Berenger tries to defend them as people like everybody else.
-->'''Berenger''': Whatever they are, you're bright red!
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* ScreamingWoman: A housewife with a cat, frequently.
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* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, whom everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Jean recommends that Berenger go and see "one of those Ionesco plays".
* OnlySaneMan: Berenger, whom everyone seems to think is mad for not conforming. He does go into a SanitySlippage in the third act, but manages to reaffirm himself.

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