Reviews for Woyzeck

The average rating for Woyzeck based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-06-25 00:00:00 Vicki Steiner One tends not to like what highschool teachers have to teach. However, when I read Woyzeck (and watched the haunting film too) in school, I knew that this was something out of the ordinary, like an honest review of the casual cruelty that people in power indulge in until the cruelty explodes in the face of stunned society, pretending they didn't see it coming because they didn't care to develop empathy while there was still time. Wind up a human being long enough, and something painful will happen!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-23 00:00:00 Justin Henderson Woyzeck is a play that is harsh, often vicious and like most of Georg Büchner's opus, much ahead of its time. Not all that difficult to read and understand if one's level of German is above basic intermediate, Woyzeck tugs at all emotions and provides ample food for thought, reflection and discussion. Highly recommended, and as an adjunct, I also suggest watching the film version of Woyzeck, starring the late, great Klaus Kinski (who for me absolutely epitomises the character of Woyzeck, of a soldier abused and taunted mercilessly until he completely loses his reason, turning violent and deadly against society, against his nearest and dearest). And in fact, in many ways, Georg Büchner has described with and in the character of Woyzeck, a haunted soldier suffering from what can and should now be described as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).