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Theatre of the Absurd
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No Exit
Playwright: Jean-Paul Sartre. Characteristics of the absurd element: Existentialist themes, setting in hell, intense psychological dynamics.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Playwright: Tom Stoppard. Characteristics of the absurd element: Takes minor characters from Shakespeare and places them in an absurdist context, questions of existence and identity, metatheatre elements.
The Chairs
Playwright: Eugène Ionesco. Characteristics of the absurd element: Non-existent characters, nonsensical speech, abandonment.
Endgame
Playwright: Samuel Beckett. Characteristics of the absurd element: End-of-world scenario, repetitive action, bleak humor.
Waiting for Godot
Playwright: Samuel Beckett. Characteristics of the absurd element: Meaningless dialogue, cyclical structure, lack of traditional plot.
The Zoo Story
Playwright: Edward Albee. Characteristics of the absurd element: Encounter between two characters on a park bench, exploration of isolation, unconventional narrative structure.
The Birthday Party
Playwright: Harold Pinter. Characteristics of the absurd element: Ambiguous setting and plot, menacing atmosphere, communication breakdown.
The Bald Soprano
Playwright: Eugène Ionesco. Characteristics of the absurd element: Non-sequitur dialogue, satirical take on the banality of bourgeois life, cyclical ending.
Krapp's Last Tape
Playwright: Samuel Beckett. Characteristics of the absurd element: Solitary protagonist, nonlinear timeline, preoccupation with memory.
Rhinoceros
Playwright: Eugène Ionesco. Characteristics of the absurd element: Characters transform into rhinoceroses, critique of conformity, absurd logic.
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