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Language and Anarchists In 1969, an Italian, anarchist railway worker fell to his death from the window of a police station. He was suspected of planting a bomb in a railway station in Rome; later he was found to be innocent. In response to this event, the leftist Italian playwright, Dario Fo wrote Accidental Death of an Anarchist. A striking satire on police corruption in Italy, and throughout the world; Accidental Death makes use of the unconventional “Brechtian theater” style, and the manipulation of language to allow the viewer to make their own conclusions from the play. The main character in the play is the Maniac, a brilliant actor and impersonator, he has been arrested 16 times, but never convicted, as he is believed to be mentally unsound and has been through various asylums. In the beginning of the play, the Maniac cunningly penetrates the police station, pretending to be a variety of characters and manages convince the police to reopen the case. From there, on the pretext of being a judge from the “high court” he exposes all the police’s falsified evidence and records, while doing this, the Maniac pokes fun in a satirical manner at politicians, the police, press, and legal system. This play is par