35 pages 1 hour read

Michael Frayn

Copenhagen

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1998

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Essay Topics

1.

The play takes place after the death of all three main characters. How does this affect the story’s narrative perspective? What impact does the characters’ deaths have on the story being told?

2.

Heisenberg is proud of his country and wants to protect his fellow Germans. How does his nationalism inform his actions?

3.

Margrethe plays an important role in the story. How does she function as both a character and a mediator?