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THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD. BY. DR MANOJ BHISE HoD – English Nowrosjee Wadia College of Arts and Science. THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD. Theatre Traditional Theatre The Absurd – a concept in philosophy & in theatre Elements of the absurd. THEATRE. THEATRE: the Globe.
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THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD BY DR MANOJ BHISE HoD – English NowrosjeeWadia College of Arts and Science
THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD • Theatre • Traditional Theatre • The Absurd – a concept in philosophy & in theatre • Elements of the absurd
THEATRE Bombay Dreams by A.R. Rahman
THEATRE SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
TECHNOLOGY SOUND LIGHTS
TRADITIONAL THEATRE ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE SETTING
SETTING Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neil
TRADITIONAL THEATRE ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE CHARACTER • MAJOR • MINOR • ROUND • FLAT FUNCTIONS • Leading the story • Commenting on the action
TRADITIONAL THEATRE ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE Play may begin with a climax CLIMAX
TRADITIONAL THEATRE ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE
HAMLET ELEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE ACTION PHYSICAL ACTION
Waiting for Godot PSYCHOLOGICAL ACTION
tragedy TRADITIONAL THEATRE
TRADITIONAL THEATRE tragedy
TRADITIONAL THEATRE COMEDY A Midsummer’s Night Dream The Way of the World
THE ABSURD: a concept in philosophy Post World War • PHYSICAL SITUATION • PSYCHOLOGICAL • COMMUNICATION PROBLEM • LOSS OF IDENTITY • ALIENATION
THE ABSURD: prominent playwrights Ionesco Beckett Pinter Adamov Pirandello Genet Eugene O’neil Edward Albee
THE ABSURD: a concept in philosophy Jean Paul Satre
THE ABSURD: a concept in philosophy Post World War Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus
THE ABSURD: a concept in philosophy Post World War Heidegger
ABSURD THEATRE ELEMENTS OF ABSURD THEATRE PLOT STRUCTURE character action
Beckett Waiting for Godot
Beckett HAPPY DAYS
bECKETT END GAME
IONESCO BALD PRIMADONA
PINTER HOMECOMING
EDWARD ALBEE Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf