Com foco na comédia O Juiz de Paz da roça, de Martins Pena, escrita durante o período romântico da Literatura, objetivamos mostrar a relação entre a representação da linguagem falada e a caracterização das personagens-tipo da peça. Personagens-tipo são aquelas que representam uma sociedade ou um grupo social normalmente presentes na literatura de ficção em geral. A fundamentação teórica constitui-se da Análise da Conversação, da Pragmática e da Sociolinguística Interacional. Partimos da hipótese de que, assim como a ação de modo geral das personagens na peça teatral, a linguagem falada exerce fundamental importância para a caracterização dessas personagens, tão comuns nas comédias de costumes e que teve em Martins Pena o seu precursor no Brasil. A construção de tipos sociais de personagens é possível graças à atenção que o autor atribui à representação da modalidade falada da época somada ao ambiente, em que vários tipos sociais interagem. Assim como as escolhas lexicais, as formas de tratamento entre outros elementos linguísticos caracterizam personagens-tipo, levando em consideração a significação das palavras e as várias relações entre locutores e interlocutores, tais como gênero, idade, grau de formalidade, respeito e intimidade no contexto da obra. Dessa forma, nesta dissertação, está presente uma análise dos papéis das personagens da peça por meio de um estudo de elementos não verbais e verbais, como o léxico, as formas de tratamento e aspectos fonológicos para revelar uma tipificação e hierarquização das personagens na peça escolhida para esse trabalho. / By focusing on the comedy O Juiz de Paz da roça, by Martins Pena, from the Romantic period of the Literature, we aim to present the relation between representation of the spoken language and the characterization of stock characters. Stock characters represent a society or a social group, which are presented in literary fiction in general. Based on the theoretical framework of Conversation Analysis, Pragmatics and Interactional Sociolinguistics, we start from the hypothesis that, just like actions in a play, spoken language plays a crucial role for the characterization of these characters, which are very common in the comedy of manners, which had Martins Pena as its precursor in Brazil. The construction of social types is possible because of the authors work of representing the spoken language at that specific time along with an environment where several stock characters interact. As well as lexical choices, forms of address and other linguistics elements feature the stock characters, taking into consideration the significance of the words and various relationships between the locutors and interlocutors, such as gender, age, degree of formality, politeness and intimacy in the context of the authors work. Thus, this dissertation presents an analysis of each characters role in the play, by analyzing non-verbal and verbal elements such as lexical forms, forms of address and phonological aspects in order to reveal how the typification and the hierarchy of the characters is constructed in the given play.

Na presente dissertação, discutimos o Problema do Isomorfismo em anéis de grupo para grupos infinitos da forma G × C, apresentado no artigo de Mazur [14], que enuncia um teorema mostrando a equivalência para o Problema do Isomorfismo entre essa classe de grupos infinitos e grupos finitos que satisfaçam a Conjectura do Normalizador. Nossa ênfase concentra-se na relação entre a Conjectura do Isomorfismo e a Conjectura do Normalizador, primeiramente, observada nesse artigo. Em seguida, consideramos um teorema de estrutura para as unidades centrais em anéis de grupo comunicado, pela primeira vez, no artigo de Jespers-Parmenter-Sehgal [9], e generalizado por Polcino Milies-Sehgal em [17], e Jespers-Juriaans em [7]. Evidenciamos a importância desse teorema para a Teoria de Anéis de Grupo e apresentamos uma nova demonstração para o teorema de equivalência de Mazur, considerando, para tanto, uma apropriada unidade central e sua estrutura, caracterizada pelo teorema comunicado para as unidades centrais. Concluímos a dissertação, descrevendo a construção do grupo das unidades centrais para o anel de grupo ZA5 , um grupo livre finitamente gerado de posto 1, utilizando a construção dada no artigo de Aleev [1]. / In this dissertation, we discuss the Problem of the Isomorphism in group rings for infinite groups as G × C. This is presented in [14]. Such article states a theorem which shows an equivalence to the isomorphism problem between that infinite class group and finite groups verifying the Normalizer Conjecture. Our main purpose is the Normalizer Conjecture and the Isomorphism Conjecture relationship remarked in the cited article to the groups above. Following, we consider a group ring theorem to the central units subgroup firstly communicated in [9] and generalized in [17] and [7]. We point up the importance of such theorem to the Group Ring Theory and we give a short and a new demonstration to Mazurs equivalence theorem from using a suitable central unit altogether with its structure lightly by the Central Unit Theorem on focus. We conclude this work sketching the ZA5 central units subgroup on showing it is a free finitely generated group of rank 1 from the presenting construction in Aleevs article [1].

Esta pesquisa tem como enfoque as personagens femininas de Graciliano Ramos em suas obras Caetés, São Bernardo, Angústia, Vidas Secas e Infância. Partindo dos conceitos de Antonio Candido sobre estrutura e função, busca-se analisar como a construção literária se relaciona com os dados sociais e históricos da época em que os livros foram escritos e/ou publicados, a década de 1930. A partir das análises feitas, desenvolve-se a ideia da importância dessas personagens que, mesmo deixadas em segundo plano, são essenciais para a construção dos textos literários. / The following research focuses on the female characters of Graciliano Ramos in his works Caetés, São Bernardo, Angústia, Vidas Secas and Infância. Thinking about the concepts of Antonio Candido on structure and function, we analyze how the literary construction relates to the social and historical life in the moment that the books were written, the decade of 1930. From the analyzes made, we realized the importance of these female characters, even when left in the background.

This study examines the representation of women in Emile Zola’s famous series Les Rougon-Macquart. Critics have described Zola’s novels and their presentation of women as misogynist, yet this judgment obscures many of the textual details establishing the female protagonists’ relationships to industrial capitalism and the rapidly changing social landscape in late nineteenth century France. This study reexamines the narrative synthesis between Zola’s naturalist “objective” narrator and his female protagonists. It also highlights one particular pairing that of Adelaide Fouque and her opportunist daughter-in-law, Felicité Puch: Whereas Adelaide, the biological matriarch of the family who figures in each of the twenty novels, does not have an active voice, Felicité as maternal protectrice of the family speaks frankly, even aggressively. Zola uses this pairing to link one generation to the next, a key structural element of his naturalist project. Ultimately, Zola’s representation of women is more complex than might otherwise be understood. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

A criação de seções em Eumaeini contribuiu significativamente para a classificação de uma tribo ainda com tantos problemas taxonômicos. No entanto, estudos ainda devem ser realizados no intuito de esclarecer relações filogenéticas entre gêneros e espécies das seções, além de reconstruir a história evolutiva de caracteres biologicamente relevantes (p. ex. órgãos sexuais secundários), fornecendo assim subsídios para a compreensão dos processos de especiação que contribuem para a diversidade do grupo. Dessa forma, o principal objetivo do presente trabalho é estabelecer uma classificação mais estável para seção Atlides, inferindo relações filogenéticas entre os gêneros e espécies da seção. Como desdobramentos desse objetivo, pode-se: testar o monofiletismo do gênero Theritas Hübner, com base em caracteres morfológicos; propor grupos monofiléticos dentro de Theritas, para posterior revisão das espécies; descrever nova espécie listada como sp. #128 na checklist do Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; e fornecer subsídios pra o entendimento da evolução dos caracteres sexuais secundários encontrados na seção Atlides. Foram levantados 82 caracteres morfológicos: dois de cabeça, 65 de asas, dois de tórax, um de abdômen (externo), oito de genitália masculina e quatro de genitália feminina. As relações filogenéticas foram estudadas de acordo com o método cladístico. Testes assumindo pesos iguais e diferentes dos caracteres foram realizados. A pesagem dos caracteres seguiu o método de pesagem implícita com constante de concavidade (k) com valores iguais a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 25, 50, 250 e 1000. Foram resultadas três árvores mais parcimoniosas no estudo com pesagem uniforme de caracteres (L=296, Ci= 50, Ri= 78). Como resultado do estudo cladístico tem-se que a seção Atlides não constitui um grupo monofilético da forma como havia sido proposta; o gênero Theritas Hübner não constitui um grupo monofilético, sendo desmembrado em três gêneros: Theritas Hübner, 1818 (sensu stricto), Denivia Johnson, 1992, revalidado e Margaritheclus Bálint, 2002, revalidado. A espécie listada como sp. #128 pertence à Denivia Johnson e foi descrita como Denivia silma Martins & Robbins, espécie nova. São propostas três novas combinações, uma em Margaritheclus Bálint e duas em Denivia Johnson, além de um sinônimo novo em Theritas Hübner. Os órgãos sexuais secundários mostraram-se homoplásticos, tendo a regulação gênica como uma explicação plausível para o padrão evolutivo apresentado. / The establishment of sections in Eumaeini contributed significantly to the classification of this tribe, which still has many taxonomic problems. However, many studies have yet to be performed, aiming to understand phylogenetic relationships of genera and species, and to reconstruct the evolutionary history of biologically relevant characters (ex. secondary sexual organs), providing supports for understanding speciation processes that contribute to the diversity of the group. Thus, the main objective of the present study is to establish a more stable classification for the Atlides section. As consequences of this objective, it was possible to test the monophyly of the genus Theritas Hübner, based on morphological characters; proposing monophyletic groups within Theritas, for further review of the species; describing a new species listed as sp. # 128 in checklist of the Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; and providing guide lines for understanding the evolution of secondary sexual characters found in the Atlides section. A total of 82 morphological characters were collected: two from head, 65 from wings, two from thorax, one from external abdomen, eight from male genitalia and four from female genitalia. Phylogenetic relationships were studied according to the cladistic method. Tests assuming equal and different characters\' weights were performed. The characters\' weights were established using the implicit weighting method with values of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 25, 50, 250 and 1000 for the constant of concavity (k). Three most parsimonious trees were obtained with equal characters weights analyses (L=296, Ci= 50, Ri= 78). Cladistics results showed that Atlides section does not constitute a monophyletic group as it had been proposed; Theritas Hübner, 1818 does not constitute a monophyletic group and it has being dismembered into three genera: Theritas Hübner, 1818 (sensu stricto), Denivia Johnson, 1992, revalidated and Margaritheclus Bálint, 2002, revalidated. The new species listed as sp. # 128 belongs to Denivia Johnson and it was described as Denivia silma Martins & Robbins, new species. It was proposed three new combinations, one in Margaritheclus Bálint and two in Denivia Johnson, and one new synonym in Theritas Hübner. The secondary sexual organs proved to be homoplastic, with gene regulation as a plausible explanation for the evolutionary pattern presented.

Em Lucíola, José de Alencar assume uma posição peculiar de autor real, na medida em que contrasta com o Sr. Paulo Silva, autor designado na ficção. Narrador de seus conflitos, o moço espelha um herói confessional, examinando o próprio passado em busca da imagem de uma mulher. Senhora GM é sua interlocutora. Lúcia se circunscreve como modelo, pessoa retratada, namorada e cortesã. Esta análise está mais interessada em como as coisas são ditas e menos no que é dito, de sorte que se dedica à investigação dos mecanismos da enunciação. O estudo não focaliza a personagem feminina, ao contrário está voltado para o amante; e muito embora não seja contra o homem, ambiciona, através do primeiros capítulos, confrontar sua autoimagem e a interpretação que ele oferece para a história. O quinto segmento desta leitura questiona os modos através dos quais palavras e imagens dão forma ao sexo na intimidade do texto. O conjunto seguinte explora a questão da imitação como um tema recorrente no livro e como um fio que costura forma e conteúdo, palavra e ideia. A última seção investiga os nomes das personagens enquanto uma escolha de palavras, um procedimento no domínio do artifício. / In Lucíola, José de Alencar is the real author whereas Mr. Paulo Silva is the fictional one. The narrator is also a confessional hero examining his own past searching for the image of a woman. Mrs. GM is his interlocutor. Lúcia is the sitter, the one that is being portrayed, girlfriend and courtesan. This analysis is more interested in how things are said than in what is said; therefore it contemplates the mechanisms of enunciation. The study is not focused in the female character but dedicated to her lover; even though it is not against the man, it aims, throughout the first chapters, to confront his self-image and the interpretation he offers to the story. The fifth segment interrogates how words and imagery give a form to sex as a matter of speech. The following portion explores imitation as a recurrent theme in the book and as a thread that sews form and meaning, words and ideas. The last section investigates the names of the characters as a choice of words, under the domain of artifice.

吳茂源. / 論文(哲學碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院中國語言及文學學部, 1996. / 參考文献 : leaves 123-137. / Wu Maoyuan. / 提要 --- p.III / Chapter 第一章 --- 引論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二章 --- 司馬相如賦瑋字分類例說 --- p.26 / Chapter 第三章 --- 司馬相如賦瑋字變易孳乳管窺 --- p.45 / Chapter (一） --- 孳乳變易之定義 --- p.45 / Chapter (二） --- 司馬相如賦瑋字變易例說 --- p.50 / Chapter (三） --- 司馬相如賦瑋字孳乳例說 --- p.70 / Chapter 第四章 --- 總結 --- p.112 / 參攷書目 --- p.123 / 參攷書目 --- p.132 / 附錄： / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之一 --- p.138 / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之二 --- p.160 / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之三 --- p.181 / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之四一一一 --- p.186 / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之四一一二 --- p.219 / 《子虛》《上林》賦瑋字字表之四一 一三 --- p.242 / 《哀二世》、《大人》、《長門》、《美人》四賦瑋字字表 --- p.252 / 前人對聯緜字的硏究 --- p.269

by Chan Yuk Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-124). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Content-based Image Retrieval --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Designing a Shape-based Image Retrieval System --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Information on Trademark --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- What is a Trademark? --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Search for Conflicting Trademarks --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Research Scope --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Information on Chinese Cursive Script Character --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Problem Definition --- p.9 / Chapter 1.6 --- Contributions --- p.11 / Chapter 1.7 --- Thesis Organization --- p.13 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1 --- Trademark Retrieval using QBIC Technology --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- STAR --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- ARTISAN --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- Trademark Retrieval using a Visually Salient Feature --- p.18 / Chapter 2.5 --- Trademark Recognition using Closed Contours --- p.19 / Chapter 2.6 --- Trademark Retrieval using a Two Stage Hierarchy --- p.19 / Chapter 2.7 --- Logo Matching using Negative Shape Features --- p.21 / Chapter 2.8 --- Chapter Summary --- p.22 / Chapter 3 --- Background on Shape Representation and Matching --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1 --- Simple Geometric Features --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Circularity --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Rectangularity --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Hole Area Ratio --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Horizontal Gap Ratio --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Vertical Gap Ratio --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Central Moments --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- Major Axis Orientation --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1.8 --- Eccentricity --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Fourier Descriptors --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Chain Codes --- p.31 / Chapter 3.4 --- Seven Invariant Moments --- p.33 / Chapter 3.5 --- Zernike Moments --- p.35 / Chapter 3.6 --- Edge Direction Histogram --- p.36 / Chapter 3.7 --- Curvature Scale Space Representation --- p.37 / Chapter 3.8 --- Chapter Summary --- p.39 / Chapter 4 --- Genetic Algorithm for Weight Assignment --- p.42 / Chapter 4.1 --- Genetic Algorithm (GA) --- p.42 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Basic Idea --- p.43 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Genetic Operators --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2 --- Why GA? --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3 --- Weight Assignment Problem --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Integration of Image Attributes --- p.46 / Chapter 4.4 --- Proposed Solution --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Formalization --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Proposed Genetic Algorithm --- p.43 / Chapter 4.5 --- Chapter Summary --- p.49 / Chapter 5 --- Shape-based Trademark Image Retrieval System --- p.50 / Chapter 5.1 --- Problems on Existing Methods --- p.50 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Edge Direction Histogram --- p.51 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Boundary Based Techniques --- p.52 / Chapter 5.2 --- Proposed Solution --- p.53 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Image Preprocessing --- p.53 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Automatic Feature Extraction --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Approximated Boundary --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Integration of Shape Features and Query Processing --- p.58 / Chapter 5.3 --- Experimental Results --- p.58 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Experiment 1: Weight Assignment using Genetic Algorithm --- p.59 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Experiment 2: Speed on Feature Extraction and Retrieval --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Experiment 3: Evaluation by Precision --- p.63 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Experiment 4: Evaluation by Recall for Deformed Images --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Experiment 5: Evaluation by Recall for Hand Drawn Query Trademarks --- p.66 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- "Experiment 6: Evaluation by Recall for Rotated, Scaled and Mirrored Images" --- p.66 / Chapter 5.3.7 --- Experiment 7: Comparison of Different Integration Methods --- p.68 / Chapter 5.4 --- Chapter Summary --- p.71 / Chapter 6 --- Shape-based Chinese Cursive Script Character Image Retrieval System --- p.72 / Chapter 6.1 --- Comparison to Trademark Retrieval Problem --- p.79 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Feature Selection --- p.73 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Speed of System --- p.73 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Variation of Style --- p.73 / Chapter 6.2 --- Target of the Research --- p.74 / Chapter 6.3 --- Proposed Solution --- p.75 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Image Preprocessing --- p.75 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Automatic Feature Extraction --- p.76 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Thinned Image and Linearly Normalized Image --- p.76 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- Edge Directions --- p.77 / Chapter 6.3.5 --- Integration of Shape Features --- p.78 / Chapter 6.4 --- Experimental Results --- p.79 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Experiment 8: Weight Assignment using Genetic Algorithm --- p.79 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Experiment 9: Speed on Feature Extraction and Retrieval --- p.81 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Experiment 10: Evaluation by Recall for Deformed Images --- p.82 / Chapter 6.4.4 --- Experiment 11: Evaluation by Recall for Rotated and Scaled Images --- p.83 / Chapter 6.4.5 --- Experiment 12: Comparison of Different Integration Methods --- p.85 / Chapter 6.5 --- Chapter Summary --- p.87 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.88 / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary --- p.88 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future Research --- p.89 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Limitations --- p.89 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Future Directions --- p.90 / Chapter A --- A Representative Subset of Trademark Images --- p.91 / Chapter B --- A Representative Subset of Cursive Script Character Images --- p.93 / Chapter C --- Shape Feature Extraction Toolbox for Matlab V53 --- p.95 / Chapter C.l --- central .moment --- p.95 / Chapter C.2 --- centroid --- p.96 / Chapter C.3 --- cir --- p.96 / Chapter C.4 --- ess --- p.97 / Chapter C.5 --- css_match --- p.100 / Chapter C.6 --- ecc --- p.102 / Chapter C.7 --- edge一directions --- p.102 / Chapter C.8 --- fourier-d --- p.105 / Chapter C.9 --- gen_shape --- p.106 / Chapter C.10 --- hu7 --- p.108 / Chapter C.11 --- isclockwise --- p.109 / Chapter C.12 --- moment --- p.110 / Chapter C.13 --- normalized-moment --- p.111 / Chapter C.14 --- orientation --- p.111 / Chapter C.15 --- resample-pts --- p.112 / Chapter C.16 --- rectangularity --- p.113 / Chapter C.17 --- trace-points --- p.114 / Chapter C.18 --- warp-conv --- p.115 / Bibliography --- p.117

Mo, Deyuan. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-167). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese; appendixes includes Chinese.

Au début du XIXe siècle, l’introduction du peuple sur la scène sociale et artistique marque la fin de "l’époque de l’individu". C’est désormais la question de la totalité qui s’affirme dans tous les domaines et qui impose dans le champ dramatique une relation nouvelle entre personnages individuels et personnages collectifs. Ces derniers sont pour Goethe, Baudelaire et Wagner l’occasion d’une tension dialectique susceptible de générer de nouvelles formes théâtrales. Il reviendra à l’école naturaliste (de Zola à Hauptmann) de favoriser plus ouvertement cette articulation en faisant du milieu un acteur à part entière. L ‘antithèse de premier mouvement est fomentée par le Symbolisme qui revendique une même volonté de dépassement des conventions mais par l’invention de personnages-mythes et de choralités polymorphes exilés de toute réalité historico-sociale. Si Maeterlinck et Claudel montrent les limites de ce modèle, d’autres obédiences (Mallarmé) conçoivent l’essence du théâtre comme celle d’un dialogue entre le héros et la foule sur fond d’une ritualité sociale en voie de transformation. Avec le Futurisme Italien et Apollinaire cette ritualité atteint son point d’incandescence et revendique une fusion de l’individuel et du collectif pleinement assumée. Loin de ces synthèses provocantes, Pirandello comme Ibsen et les expressionnistes, s’attacheront pourtant à éclairer le rôle désormais oppressif du collectif sur le personnage individuel. Prenant acte de ce renversement des rapports hiérarchiques et dialectiques du drame, le théâtre de Brecht n’offre-t-il pas alors l’alternative d’une collusion plus dynamique et moins mortifère entre personnage individuel et personnage collectif ? / Collective Character, Individual Character: Scenes of a Dialectical Journey (1830-1930) At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the introduction of the people into the social and artistic scene marks the end of the "era of the individual". Henceforth, it is the question of totality that is affirmed in all fields and that imposes in the dramatic field a new relation between individual and collective characters. The latter are for Goethe, Baudelaire and Wagner the occasion for a dialectic tension susceptible to generate new theatrical forms. It will be the Naturalist School (from Zola to Hauptmann) which favours more openly this articulation in making the milieu itself an actor. The antithesis of the first movement is instigated by symbolism, which claims the same desire to go past conventions, but through the invention of character-myths and of polymorphous choralités exiled from any socio-historical reality. While Maeterlinck and Claudel show the limits of this model, other persuasions (Mallarmé) conceive the essence of theatre as one of a dialogue between the hero and the crowd against the backdrop of a social ritual in the process of transformation. With Italian futurism and Apollinaire this ritualism reaches its point of incandescence and claims a fully assumed fusion of the individual and the collective. Far from the these provocative syntheses, Pirandello, Ibsen and the expressionists will devote themselves to throwing light on the now opressive role of the collective on the individual character. Taking note of this reversal of hierarchical and dialectical relations in drama, does not Brecht’s theatre offer the alternative of a more dynamique and less deadly collusion between individual and collective characters?