dario fo's political writing

Dario Fo's plays were written in Italy during the 60's and 70's. During this time there was widespread dissatisfaction throughout Italy towards the government and various factions within the country , the nation seethed with discontent. Dario Fo was born in 1926 in the Italian state of Lombardy. During the fifties , Fo , along with his wife Franca Rame , had a succesful career as an actor , director and writer of comedies in conventional theatre. During the sixties , they …

…Fo uses this to paralell Italian society at the time. The message can be interpreted as a wake up call for those who follow a policy of inaction and obedience to challenge authority. Fo's plays provided a seperate opinion to that of the of the authorities , and the messages provided a way to balance out official opinion to that of public opinion , thereby encouraging people to challenge official opinion with the foothold of another ( public ).