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Scene 12
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Woyzeck, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Human Nature
Secrecy, Paranoia, and Betrayal
Poverty and Suffering
Character vs. Circumstance
Summary
Analysis
Woyzeck is alone in a field when he hears music and talking coming from the ground. He drops to the ground and presses his ear against it to better hear the voices. “Stab the wolf dead,” he hears them say.
