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Title: ‘The Theatre of Absurd: A Vision towards Nothingness, with special reference to Waiting for Godot
Introduction
You step out of the theatre after watching a movie like Bruce Almightly, your belief in God is reaffirmed, but the next moment, u hear in the News Flash that 50 INNOCENT people had been killed in Mumbai Blasts, after this contradictory experience the feeling that one gets is the feeling of absurdity. ... Literature of Absurd came out of the same questions as these styles but what it expressed was the irrationality and absurdity of the world. Theatre of Absurd does not talk of the absurdity of human condition; it merely presents its being by concrete stage images. Our purpose here is to talk about the Theatre of Absurd, so let’s take a closer look at it.
What is Theatre of Absurd:
Theatre of Absurd is the term used to identify the plays written primarily in France between mid 40s and 50s. French thinkers like Camus and Sartre used the term ‘Absurd’ during the 40s to express the irrationality in human life. The simple dictionary meaning of the term ‘Absurd’ is ‘out of harmony with reason or propriety, incongruous, unreasonable and illogical’. But in ‘Theatre of Absurd’ the feeling of Absurdity is at the centre, Camus in his The Myth of Sisyphus defines it as, “divorce between man and his life, the actor and his setting, truly constitutes the feeling of Absurdity.” The well known Absurdist playwright Ionesco defines it as “Absurd is that which is devoid of purpose…. Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless. ... British scholar Martin Esslin first used the phrase ‘Theatre of Absurd’ while studying these contemporary playwrights.
‘Theatre of Absurd’ is condemned for its lack of plot, development or clear characterization. ... As in two acts of Waiting for Godot, both the acts have almost same action and similar dialogues. ... As Waiting for Godot can be proper example for it presents just the ‘waiting’, where it began or when it’ll end is not evident from the body of the play. ... Lucky’s thinking aloud in Waiting for Godot will be the most appropriate for this characteristic. ... But the incoherent form suggests that Theatre of Absurd tries to express a sense of the senselessness of the human condition.
Theatre of Absurd writers didn’t write to generate a movement, they just happened to express the similar views through their works. ... The Theatre of Absurd can be seen as the reflection of the anguish and confusion of our times. ...
Theatre of Absurd is essentially rooted in France, though it was spread through the entire Europe. ... " This sense of depression showed up in much of his writing, especially in Waiting for Godot where characters are struggling to get through life. ... Eventually he settled in France and lived through his most creative period, in which he wrote such works as Waiting for Godot and Endgame. ... He continued to wrote until his death in 1989, but towards the end he remarked about his writing that each word seemed to him "an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. ... It is likely that he met up with many of the tramps and vagabonds who later emerged in his writing, such as the two tramps Estragon and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot.
Introduction to Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot was originally written in French as En attendant Godot in 1953; Beckett himself translated it as Waiting for Godot in 1954 in English. ... They are waiting for a man called Godot. ... Godot to say that he will not be able to come today. ... It is apparent from their conversation that they are waiting for a man called Godot. ... ” Estrogen is not so keen on waiting for Godot, but Vladimir keeps convincing him that coming Godot might change their lives. ... Godot is. But they are ‘waiting’ for him to come there. ... Godot appears who tells Vladimir and Estrogen that Godot can not come today but promises to come tomorrow. ... Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot. ... When Pozzo and Lucky depart the two tramps decide to leave but cannot go away since they have to wait for Godot. ... Godot again comes to inform them that Mr.
Approximate Word count = 3525
Approximate Pages = 14.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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