The Theatre of Absurd and Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) Samuel Beckett

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1. The Theatre of Absurd and Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) Samuel Beckett
2. The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel
3. The aftermath of World War II increased
4. Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and
5. Existentialism saw man trapped in a hostile
6. The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel
7. Absence of a real story or plot.No
8. The sense of man’s alienation.The cruelty of
9. Waiting for Godot (written in French in
10. No Setting: a desolate country road and
11. The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel
12. Vladimir and Estragon are complementary.Lucky and Pozzo
13. The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel
14. The play has a circular structure 
15. Human impotence in the face of life’s
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Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
Samuel Beckett

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1. The Theatre

of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett
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Слайд 3The aftermath of World War II increased by the Cold

War.

The atrocities of the Nazi concentration camps.

The Allies’ atomic bomb.

Disillusionment

coming from the realization that Britain had been reduced to a second-class power.

The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett

2. Historical background

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The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, 1945

The infamous entrance to Auschwitz.

The aftermath of World War II increased by the Cold War.The atrocities of the Nazi concentration camps.The

Слайд 4Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and conscience of the

destructive power of scientific knowledge.

The lack of moral assurance and

the decline of religious faith.

The disillusionment with both the liberal and social theories about economic and social progress.

Mistrust in the power of reason.

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A sense of anguish, helplessness and rootlessness developed especially among the young

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3. New meaning of existence

Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and conscience of the destructive power of scientific knowledge.The lack of

Слайд 5Existentialism saw man trapped in a hostile world.

Human life was

meaningless and this created a sense of confusion, despair and

emptiness.

The universe was not rational and defied any explanation.

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4. French existentialism

Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

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Existentialism saw man trapped in a hostile world.Human life was meaningless and this created a sense of

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4. French existentialism
The

main exponent of this philosophical current was the French Jean

Paul Sartre.

Existentialists presented the absurdity of human condition by means of a lucid language and logical reasoning.

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Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett4. French existentialismThe main exponent of this philosophical current was

Слайд 7Absence of a real story or plot.

No action since all

actions are insignificant.

Vagueness about time, place and the characters.

The value

of language is reduced; in fact, what happens on the stage transcends, and often contradicts, the words spoken by the characters.

Extensive use of pauses, silences, miming and farcical situations which reflect a sense of anguish.

Incoherent babbling makes up the dialogue.

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5. The Theatre of the Absurd: main features

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Absence of a real story or plot.No action since all actions are insignificant.Vagueness about time, place and

Слайд 8The sense of man’s alienation.

The cruelty of human life.

The absence

or the futility of objectives.

The meaninglessness of man’s struggle.
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of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett

6. The Theatre of the Absurd: main themes

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The sense of man’s alienation.The cruelty of human life.The absence or the futility of objectives.The meaninglessness of

Слайд 9Waiting for Godot (written in French in 1952 and translated

into English in 1954)

Endgame (1958)

Krapp’s Last Tape (1959)

Happy Days

(1961)

Breath (1970)

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7. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Samuel Beckett

Main works

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Waiting for Godot (written in French in 1952 and translated into English in 1954)Endgame (1958) Krapp’s Last

Слайд 10No Setting: a desolate country road and a bare tree.

Time:

evening.

Characters: two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, bored by a day

of nothingness; Pozzo and Lucky.

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8. Waiting for Godot

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Poster for a staging of Waiting for Godot.

No Setting: a desolate country road and a bare tree.Time: evening.Characters: two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, bored

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8. Waiting for

Godot
Theme: the static situation of waiting.

Plot: the two tramps are

waiting for a mysterious Godot who never turns up.

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Poster for a staging of Waiting for Godot.

The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett8. Waiting for GodotTheme: the static situation of waiting.Plot: the

Слайд 12Vladimir and Estragon are complementary.

Lucky and Pozzo are linked by

a relationship of master and servant.

Vladimir and Lucky represent the

intellect.

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9. Waiting for Godot: characters

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Waiting for Godot, London, Peter Hall Co.

Vladimir and Estragon are complementary.Lucky and Pozzo are linked by a relationship of master and servant.Vladimir and

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9. Waiting for

Godot: characters
Waiting for Godot, London, Peter Hall Co.
Estragon and Pozzo

stand for the body.

The two couples are mutually dependent.

The character the two tramps are waiting for is Godot  Biblical allusions in this name.

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The Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett9. Waiting for Godot: charactersWaiting for Godot, London, Peter Hall

Слайд 14The play has a circular structure  it ends almost

exactly as it begins.

The two acts are symmetrically built 

the stage is divided into two halves by a tree, the human races into two, Vladimir and Estragon.

It is pervaded by a grotesque humour.

Its tone is tragic and desperate.

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10. Waiting for Godot: structure

Waiting for Godot, London, Peter Hall Co.

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The play has a circular structure  it ends almost exactly as it begins.The two acts are

Слайд 15Human impotence in the face of life’s meaninglessness.

A static world

where nothing happens.

Absence of a traditional time  there is

no past, present and future, just a repetitive present.

Disintegration of language  absurd exchanges, broken and fragmented dialogues.

The lack of communication  use of para-verbal language: mime, silences, pauses and gags.

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11. Waiting for Godot: themes

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