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by [[Tania van Zyl]]. A one-act play in a mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the ruthlessness and greed of the gladiator “Will”, who to ingratiate himself with the generals (“Do” and “Dare”), fights the Executioner for his own glory. A companion piece to her play ''[[The Unwilling Fighter]]''. Published in ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol I, No 3, Winter 1961.
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''[[The Willing Victim]]'' is a one-act play by [[Tania van Zyl]].  
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A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the ruthlessness and greed of the gladiator “Will”, who to ingratiate himself with the generals (“Do” and “Dare”), fights the Executioner for his own glory. A companion piece to her play ''[[The Unwilling Fighter]]''. Published in ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol I, No 3, Winter 1961.
  
  

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The Willing Victim is a one-act play by Tania van Zyl.

A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the ruthlessness and greed of the gladiator “Will”, who to ingratiate himself with the generals (“Do” and “Dare”), fights the Executioner for his own glory. A companion piece to her play The Unwilling Fighter. Published in Contrast Vol I, No 3, Winter 1961.


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