Absurd Theatre

Question 1

How did Eugene Ionesco define the term ‘absurd’?

Answer 1

“Absurd is that which is devoid of purpose; cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost, all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.”

Question 2

What did absurd theatre draw upon?

Answer 2

Absurd theatre drew upon the existential philosophy and questioned the meaning of our existence

Question 3

Describe absurd plays in 3 words

Answer 3

Timeless, universal and philosophical

Question 4

What feelings does the Theatre of the Absurd express?

Answer 4

The Theatre of the Absurd expresses feelings of helplessness and futility in a world which seems to have no purpose.

Question 5

How is man perceived, through absurdism?

Answer 5

“Man is ridiculous, struggling in a chaotic universe where he lacks any purpose, constructing whatever fiction he needs to survive.”