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A discussion of Theatre of the Absurd in relation to "Waiting For Godot", "The Bald Prima Donna" and "The Dumb Waiter".

Date Submitted: 08/16/2004 03:00:02
Category: / Arts & Humanities
Length: 4 pages (1199 words)
<Tab/>"The Theatre of the Absurd is a theatrical embodiment and manifestation of existentialism. It is part reality and part nightmare" - Martin Esslin. <Tab/>This quote along with that from "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett: <Tab/>Vladimir: "It's not certain." <Tab/>Estragon: "No, nothing is certain." can tell us about the Theatre of the Absurd and its …
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…He wasn't sure where it was but he knew, or at least "thought" he had to search for it. In DW, it was the communication with the "thing" upstairs. <Tab/>In all absurd plays, whether it be through monologues, speeches, actions or language, costuming or vaudeville clowns like in WFG, typically "English" Smiths in BPD or vicious murderers in DW, there is always a statement being made about the human condition.
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