Rhinoceros Themes
Language and Communication
Language is a tricky thing when it comes to this play. People fail to connect and communicate throughout it—sometimes, because they’re unwilling to listen to what other folks have to say, and s...
Guilt and Blame
Football fans know exactly who fumbled the ball, called a play wrong, or didn’t wear their lucky socks to lose the game. Politicians know which other politicians are responsible for things like g...
Drugs and Alcohol
When people talk about Rhinoceros, they’re not usually going all “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” on it. It’s not that kind of play. However, alcohol comes up again and again, and it’s def...
Fate and Free Will
Being in the right place at the right time. Meeting the lady or lord of your dreams. Being on the verge of declaring bankruptcy and inheriting a billion smackeroos. Is it actually fate, or is it a...
Transformation
Transformation isn’t just for cars that can change into robots. It can also be for people changing into rhinoceroses. While transformation is often seen as a positive in the world—like transfor...
Wisdom and Knowledge
Some people just love to talk about how smart they are. They’ll sit there and tell you all the things they know and they’ll talk at length about every subject under the sun. They’ll start sen...
Man vs. The Natural World
Berenger is like the Scott Pilgrim of the whole “Man vs. The Natural World” theme. Instead of Seven Evil Exes, he’s got to battle it out with rhinoceroses. There’s a catch, though. While Be...
Identity
You ever have those mornings when you wake up, look in the mirror, and you start to think to yourself, “Who am I and what am I doing?” If so, you’re not alone. If not, you might be: minor mor...