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Absurdism
- 1. Prepared by SultanHaji & Dawood Barakat
- 2. Absurdism A philosophy basedon the belief that universe is illogical and senseless, and that the search for order brings the individual into conflict with the universe.
- 3. * Meaning: Absurdism means the internal conflict between human tendency to find the inherent value and the meaning of life and his inability to find any. Life is meaningless No values World is fighting and illogical Absurdism
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- 5. Why Theater ofAbsurd came to be? - Atrocities and catastrophes of the WW2, was thought to be an influential event that caused the movement to come about. In adition to that, everyday life can be described as an absurd and meaningless during WW2. - The rejection and decline of Religion and religious faith. - Strolling towards individualism, with cultural and moral independence.
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- 17. Theater of Absurd -“Theater of absurd” is a term coined by Hungarian-burn critic Martin Esslin. - It starts in the late 1950s by a number of European playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Eugene Lonescu, Jean Genet..ect.
- 18. How was theTheater of Absurd : Plot - It focuses on the idea of meaningless of life; therefore, everything in life is subjected to question including the existence of God. - It has puzzling dialogues with nonsense language. - The principles of cause and effect are unavailable.
- 19. Language - The languagehas no value in communication, and often illogical. - The dialogues are covered with repetitions.
- 20. Repetition Absurdsim plays arefull of repetitions not only in dialogue, but its nature has a cyclical structure. - Similar setting - Timing - Similar constractions of acts - Same acts endings - Same dialogues
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