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Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samuel Beckett:
Clov goes and stands under window left. Stiff, staggering
walk. He looks up at window left. He turns and looks at
window right. He goes and stands under window right. He
looks up at window right. He turns and looks at window
left. He goes out, comes back immediately with a small
step-ladder, carries it over and sets it down under window
left, gets up on it, draws back curtain. He gets down, takes
six steps (for example) towards window right, goes back
for ladder, carries it over and sets it down under window
right, gets up on it, draws back curtain. He gets down,
takes three steps towards window left, goes back for
ladder, carries it over and sets it down under window left,
gets up on it, looks out of window. Brief laugh. He gets
down, takes one step towards window right, goes back for
ladder, carries it over and sets it down under window right,
gets up on it, looks out of window. Brief laugh.
What most clearly distinguishes this passage as an example of the Theater of
the Absurd?
A. The character's actions are repetitive and circular.
B. There would not be any windows on a more traditional stage.
C. There is a mood of celebration, but it is not clear why.
D. The character's manner of walking makes him seem tired.

Respuesta :

The line that clearly distinguishes the passage as an example of the Theater of the Absurd is that the character's actions are repetitive and circular.

What is the Theater of the Absurd?

The majority of the plays that make up the Theatre of the Absurd movement were written between 1940 and 1960. These plays were so drastically different from anything that had been done before that they astounded spectators when they were initially performed.

What is the main theme of  Endgame by Samuel Beckett?

Samuel Beckett's Endgame is an absurdist, tragicomic one-act play about a blind, paralyzed, domineering old man, his geriatric parents, and his companion. They live in an abandoned shack in a post-apocalyptic wasteland and mention their awaiting some unspecified "end."

  • Endgame uses convoluted, repetitive, and useless conversation, meaningless, perplexing situations, and unrealistic or illogically developed narratives.
  • The fact that although many acts are described, very little actually occurs.
  • This is what separates the given paragraph as a representation of the Theater of the Absurd among the other possibilities.

Therefore the line that clearly distinguishes the passage as an example of the Theater of the Absurd is that the character's actions are repetitive and circular.


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