ABSURD DRAMA CONVERSATION, Respond to 6 posts IN RELEVANT 5-7 SENTENCES each? Please notate each numerical REMARK with matching numerical RESPONSES? Use quotations when necessary? Modern English Literature · Absurd DramaOC15 RESPONd to this quote #1 Absurd drama is defined by works of drama created during the modern era. It is known as absurd because of how boldly it strays away from traditional ideals. Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is a play well-known for being apart of the "Theatre of the Absurd". Waiting for Godot is a great example of absurd drama because every element of the play is strange and abnormal. The homelessness and disillusionment is expressed in all aspects of the play; the setting, language, characters, etc. Dictionary.com defines absurd as unreasonable, illogical, and inappropriate. Modern literature expresses a theme of absurdness of culture. Normalcy is no longer a thing and the elements of modernism consists of something disturbing. In Harold Pinter's The Homecoming is absurd because it exposes dysfunction within the household. It is also absurd to think that the pure and innocent house wife could be a sexually pleasing mistress to many men; nevertheless, make her own money doing so.  The absurd element of modern literature is not only expressed through drama. It is also expressed through poetry. In Dulce et Decorum Est, William Yeats expresses absurdness by poetically confronting the ugly truths about war. He completely goes against the fantasized manifest destiny perspective and uses figurative language to convey a negative image of war; "coughing like hags", "drunk with fatigue", "helpless sight", gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs". Yeats paints a picture of the modern society to expose the absurdness of the fantasy of war.    · Absurd dramaCL13 Respond to this quote #2 Absurd drama was mostly written in the 1950's and 1960's. The term was first defined as the human situation as basically meaningless and absurd. Whereas traditional theatre attempts to create a photographic representation of life as we see it, the Theatre of the Absurd aims to create a ritual-like, mythological, archetypal, allegorical vision, closely related to the world of dreams. The focal point of these dreams is often man's fundamental bewilderment and confusion, stemming from the fact that he has no answers to the basic existential questions: why we are alive, why we have to die, why there is injustice and suffering. Waiting for Godot is a great example of this because it embodies so many elements that are included in the definition or characteristics of of an Absurd drama. · Central Themes in Modern Literature CJ12 Respond to this quote #3 Modern Literature can be best described as being in direct contrast with traditional culture. In Literature, this is displayed in unreliable narrators, non-linear time, a stream of consciousness style, and an overwhelming amount of irony and satire.  · Cen.

1. ABSURD DRAMA CONVERSATION, Respond to 6 posts IN
RELEVANT 5-7 SENTENCES each? Please notate each
numerical REMARK with matching numerical RESPONSES?
Use quotations when necessary?
Modern English Literature
· Absurd DramaOC15 RESPONd to this quote #1
Absurd drama is defined by works of drama created during the
modern era. It is known as absurd because of how boldly it
strays away from traditional ideals. Samuel Beckett's Waiting
for Godot is a play well-known for being apart of the "Theatre
of the Absurd". Waiting for Godot is a great example of absurd
drama because every element of the play is strange and
abnormal. The homelessness and disillusionment is expressed in
all aspects of the play; the setting, language, characters, etc.
Dictionary.com defines absurd as unreasonable, illogical, and
inappropriate. Modern literature expresses a theme of
absurdness of culture. Normalcy is no longer a thing and the
elements of modernism consists of something disturbing. In
Harold Pinter's The Homecoming is absurd because it exposes
dysfunction within the household. It is also absurd to think that
the pure and innocent house wife could be a sexually pleasing
mistress to many men; nevertheless, make her own money doing
so.
The absurd element of modern literature is not only expressed
through drama. It is also expressed through poetry. In Dulce et
Decorum Est, William Yeats expresses absurdness by poetically
confronting the ugly truths about war. He completely goes
against the fantasized manifest destiny perspective and
uses figurative language to convey a negative image of war;
"coughing like hags", "drunk with fatigue", "helpless sight",
gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs". Yeats paints a picture
of the modern society to expose the absurdness of the fantasy of
war.
· Absurd dramaCL13 Respond to this quote #2

2. Absurd drama was mostly written in the 1950's and 1960's. The
term was first defined as the human situation as basically
meaningless and absurd. Whereas traditional theatre attempts to
create a photographic representation of life as we see it, the
Theatre of the Absurd aims to create a ritual-like, mythological,
archetypal, allegorical vision, closely related to the world of
dreams. The focal point of these dreams is often man's
fundamental bewilderment and confusion, stemming from the
fact that he has no answers to the basic existential questions:
why we are alive, why we have to die, why there is injustice and
suffering. Waiting for Godot is a great example of this because
it embodies so many elements that are included in the definition
or characteristics of of an Absurd drama.
· Central Themes in Modern Literature CJ12 Respond to this
quote #3
Modern Literature can be best described as being in direct
contrast with traditional culture. In Literature, this is displayed
in unreliable narrators, non-linear time, a stream of
consciousness style, and an overwhelming amount of irony and
satire.
· Central themesBT4 Respond to this quote #4
Modern literature began around 1910 and ended in the 1960s.
Some significant writers of this period include: Samuel Beckett,
James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, John
Steinbeck, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, F. Scott Fitzgerald,
William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia
Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, and Gertrude Stein. Of all writers
mentioned above, majority of the writers are discussed in this
course.
The theme of absurdity is a central theme in Modern British
literature. This theme is shown in a number of readings in the
course - Beckett'sWaiting for Godot and Osborne's Look Back
in Anger, for example. Along side this theme, the violence of
WW1 is a major theme and influence of the Modern era. We are

3. shown this in Osborne's Look Back in Anger - specifically
Jimmy displays this theme with his unhappy life.
· Themes in Modern Literature VT3 Respond to this quote #5
Throughout the late 1800’s and even up to the mid
1900’s a literary movement, similar to the Renaissance,
Romantic, or Victorian literary movements, began to make
serious imprint on society. This movement is known as
Modernism. This movement is commonly known to have been
greatly influenced by World War I and is speculated to have
some influences from World War II. The movement is also
considered to be at least partially a contributor in the causes
that pushed many of the Revolutions of the time forward.
Many of the pieces created in this movement and time
period contain within them similar themes. For example, one of
the major themes includes the destabilization or fragmentation
of the reality in which the characters exist. Waiting for
Godot by Samuel Beckett is a perfect representation of this
theme. Many other plays also contain within them characters
and dialogue that pose questions and statements that are highly
politically or socially charged and bring to the minds of the
masses important perspectives on the current status of
government and society of the time. John Osborne’s Look Back
in Anger is a great representation of how the play’s characters
are used to pose very serious questions for the time that other
wise might not have been discussed through any other forum.
Many plays also liked to explore the use of primitivism or
reducing objects, plot devices, and characters down to the
simplest forms of themselves as to explore very nuisance ideas
of how to live correctly.
· Absurd Drama DW25 respond to this quote #6
Central theme in modern literature abandoned the Romantic
period because of the spoils of war; however, many modern
authors questioned the future of society and humanity.

4. Modernist explored the pros and cons of urban life as well as its
uncertainty, dimness, and supremacy. This departure from
traditional views allowed modern literature writers to
subliminally enter the characters sub-consciousness. Modernity
was symbolic of an urban movement identified with the city;
whereas, the rural was associated with a more antiquated era.
In addition, modernist concentrated on the absence of basic
principles, whether in politics or religion. Generally speaking,
themes of writers of modern literature were preoccupied with
the inter-workings of consciousness, creating a mixture of styles
that was composed of creativity and originality.
ABSURD DRAM
A
CO
NVERSATION
, Respond
to 6 posts
IN RELEVANT 5
-
7 SENTEN
CES
each?
Please notate each
numerical REMARK
with matching

5. numerical
RESPONSE
S
?
Use
quotations
when necessary?
Modern English Literature
·
Absurd
Drama
OC15
RESPONd to this quo
te
#1
Absurd drama is defined by works of drama created during the
modern era. It is known as absurd because
of how boldly it strays away from tr
aditional ideals. Samuel Beckett's
Waiting
for
Godot

6. is a play well
-
known
for being apart of the "Theatre of the Absurd".
Waiting
for
Godot
is a great example of absurd drama
because every element of the play is strange and abnormal. The
homelessness and d
isillusionment is
expressed in all aspects of the play; the setting, language,
characters, etc. Dictionary.com defines absurd as
unreasonable, illogical, and inappropriate. Modern literature
expresses a theme of absurdness of culture.
Normalcy is no longer
a thing and the elements of modernism consists of something
disturbing. In Harold
Pinter's
The
Homecoming
is absurd because it exposes dysfunction within the household.
It is also absurd to
think
that the pure and innocent house wife could be a sexually p
leasing mistress to many men;

7. nevertheless, make her own money doing so.
The absurd element of modern literature is not only expressed
through drama. It is also expressed through
poetry. In
Dulce
et
Decorum
Est,
William Yeats expresses absurdness by poeti
cally confronting the ugly
truths about war. He completely goes against the fantasized
manifest destiny perspective and
uses
figurative language to convey a negative image of war;
"coughing like hags", "drunk with fatigue",
"helpless sight", gargling from
the froth
-
corrupted lungs". Yeats paints a picture of the modern society
to
expose the absurdness of the fantasy of war.
·
Absurd
drama

8. CL13
Respond to this quote
#2
Absurd drama was mostly written in the 1950's and 1960's. The
term
was first defined as the human
situation as basically meaningless and ab
surd. Whereas traditional theatre attempts to create a
photographic representation of life as we see it, the Theatre of
the Absurd aims to create a ritual
-
like,
mythological, archetypal, allegorical vision, closely related to
the world of dreams. The focal
point of these
dreams is often man's fundamental bewilderment and confusion,
stemming from the fact that he has no
answers to the basic existential questions: why we are alive,
why we have to die, why there is injustice and
suffering. Waiting for Godot is
a great example of this because it embodies so many elements
that are
included in the definition or characteristics of of an Absurd
drama.
·
Central

9. Themes
in
Modern
Literature
CJ12
Respond to this quote
#3
Modern Literature can be best described as being in direct
contrast with traditional culture.
In Literature,
this is displayed in unreliabl
e narrators, non
-
linear time, a stream of consciousness
style, and an
overwhelming amount of irony and satire.
·
Central
themes
BT4
R

10. e
spond to this quote
#4
Modern
literature
began
around
1910
and
ended
in
the
1960s.
Some
significant
writers
of
this

11. period
include:
Samuel
Beckett,
James
Joyce,
Joseph
Conrad,
T.S.
Eliot,
William
Faulkner,
John
Steinbeck,
E.E.
Cummings,
Sylvia
Plath,

12. F.
Scott
Fitzgeral
d,
William
Butler
Yeats,
Ezra
Pound,
Ernest
Hemingway,
Virginia
Woolf,
D.H.
Lawrence,
and
Gertrude
Stein.
Of

13. all
writers
mentioned
above,
majority
of
the
writers
are
discussed
in
this
course.
The
theme
of
absurdity
is

14. a
central
theme
in
Modern
British
lite
rature.
This
theme
is
shown
in
a
number
of
readings
in

15. the
course
-
Beckett's
Waiting
for
Godot
and
Osborne's
Look
Back
in
Anger,
for
example.
Along
side
this
theme,

16. the
violence
of
WW1
is
a
major
theme
and
influence
of
the
Modern
era.
We
are
shown
this

17. in
Osborne's
Look
Back
in
Anger
-
specifically
Jimmy
displays
this
theme
with
his
unhappy
life.
ABSURD DRAMA CONVERSATION, Respond to 6 posts IN
RELEVANT 5-7 SENTENCES

18. each? Please notate each numerical REMARK with matching
numerical
RESPONSES? Use quotations when necessary?
Modern English Literature
Absurd DramaOC15 RESPONd to this quote #1
Absurd drama is defined by works of drama created during the
modern era. It is known as absurd because
of how boldly it strays away from traditional ideals. Samuel
Beckett's Waiting for Godot is a play well-known
for being apart of the "Theatre of the Absurd". Waiting for
Godot is a great example of absurd drama
because every element of the play is strange and abnormal. The
homelessness and disillusionment is
expressed in all aspects of the play; the setting, language,
characters, etc. Dictionary.com defines absurd as
unreasonable, illogical, and inappropriate. Modern literature
expresses a theme of absurdness of culture.
Normalcy is no longer a thing and the elements of modernism
consists of something disturbing. In Harold
Pinter's The Homecoming is absurd because it exposes
dysfunction within the household. It is also absurd to
think that the pure and innocent house wife could be a sexually
pleasing mistress to many men;
nevertheless, make her own money doing so.
The absurd element of modern literature is not only expressed
through drama. It is also expressed through
poetry. In Dulce et Decorum Est, William Yeats expresses
absurdness by poetically confronting the ugly
truths about war. He completely goes against the fantasized
manifest destiny perspective and
uses figurative language to convey a negative image of war;
"coughing like hags", "drunk with fatigue",
"helpless sight", gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs". Yeats
paints a picture of the modern society to
expose the absurdness of the fantasy of war.

19. Absurd dramaCL13 Respond to this quote #2
Absurd drama was mostly written in the 1950's and 1960's. The
term was first defined as the human
situation as basically meaningless and absurd. Whereas
traditional theatre attempts to create a
photographic representation of life as we see it, the Theatre of
the Absurd aims to create a ritual-like,
mythological, archetypal, allegorical vision, closely related to
the world of dreams. The focal point of these
dreams is often man's fundamental bewilderment and confusion,
stemming from the fact that he has no
answers to the basic existential questions: why we are alive,
why we have to die, why there is injustice and
suffering. Waiting for Godot is a great example of this because
it embodies so many elements that are
included in the definition or characteristics of of an Absurd
drama.
Central Themes in Modern Literature
CJ12 Respond to this quote #3
Modern Literature can be best described as being in direct
contrast with traditional culture. In Literature,
this is displayed in unreliable narrators, non-linear time, a
stream of consciousness style, and an
overwhelming amount of irony and satire.
Central themesBT4 Respond to this quote #4
Modern literature began around 1910 and ended in the 1960s.
Some significant writers of this
period include: Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Joseph Conrad,
T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, John
Steinbeck, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, F. Scott Fitzgerald,

20. William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound,
Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, and
Gertrude Stein. Of all writers
mentioned above, majority of the writers are discussed in this
course.
The theme of absurdity is a central theme in Modern British
literature. This theme is shown in a
number of readings in the course - Beckett'sWaiting for Godot
and Osborne's Look Back in
Anger, for example. Along side this theme, the violence of
WW1 is a major theme and influence
of the Modern era. We are shown this in Osborne's Look Back
in Anger - specifically Jimmy
displays this theme with his unhappy life.