Reality Versus the Stage in Six Characters in Search of an Author
Reality Versus the Stage in Six Characters in Search of an Author The phrase “The world is a stage” can definitely be used to describe the Characters and the action in Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author. This play seems to mesh together reality and fantasy just by distinguishing the Characters from the Actors. ... Pirandello creates a somber comedy that is both humorous and depressing by making the Characters more real than the authors, the location of reality versus the stage, and disguising the fine line between truth and fantasy. From the very beginning, the stage directions show that the Characters are bathed in light.