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Comparison Between “The Swamp Dwellers” and “Waiting For Godot” Submitted to : Department of English Maharaja krishnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar University [email protected] Name: Radha B. Ghevariya STD: M.A (Sem-4) Subject : The African Literature Roll No. : 22
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Comparison Between “The Swamp Dwellers” and “Waiting For Godot”
Submitted to : Department of English Maharaja krishnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar
University
Name: Radha B. Ghevariya
STD: M.A (Sem-4)
Subject : The African Literature
Roll No. : 22
WHAT IS ABSURD ?
The “ Theatre of the Absurd “ is also known as a “ New Theatre “.
The word “ Absurd “ means foolishness , senseless , opposed to reason , something silly and ridiculous.
Critic “ Martin Esslin “ coined the term in his 1960 essay “ Theatre of the Absurd “.
The Theatre of the Absurd commonly associated with “ Existentialism “.
Main Feature of Theatre of Absurd Meaninglessness of life No wonder No Organized movement Lack of plotElements of “ Existentialism “ Very hard contain Puzzled dialogues Nonsense language Characters are stereotypical and archetypal Importance of Repetition. Absurd or unexplained ending Comic Scenes Different from Traditional drama
Setting
The Swamp Dwellers
The play open and end in hut.
“The Swamp Dwellers” as an “Theatre of Absurd”.
Unity of Time and Action is also Followed.
The Waiting For Godot
The Play Open and End in evening time, country road, a tree.
“Waiting For Godot” as an “Theatre of Absurd”.
Unity of Time, Place action is not followed.
Theme of AbsurdityThe Swamp Dwellers Awuchike Never Appear on
the stage Son of Makuri
The Waiting For Godot
Godot Never come on the
stage No any information
about him
Master Slave Relationship
Waiting For Godot
Vladimir and Estragon Waiting for
Godot
Never Come on the stage
The Swamp Dwellers
Alu and Makuri Waiting for Awuchike
Never Appear on the stage
THEME OF WAITING
Hopelessness in Waiting For Godot The play revolves around Vladimir and
Estragon and their pitiful wait for hope to arrive.
They are waiting without hope for adeliverance from a being in whom they do not really believe.
For Acheson, Waiting forGodot is an invective against Christian hope since the modern man,like Didi and Gogo wait endlessly for Godot who does not come.
Hopelessness In Swamp Dwellers
The play end in sadness as the lure of the city and the betrayal of traditional virtues rob the aged Alu and Makuri of their two sons.
There is not physical death of any character but there are several death metaphorical deaths.
The Swamp Dwellers articulates a sense of the disorder of human life.
Similarities The similarity in terms of setting ,characterization, and themes among all others are quite evident in the two plays.
The central issue in both plays is on the question of salvation.
In the nature of absurdist ideals, Soyinka tries to create a drama that depicts. The struggle of human imagination against religious complacency, moral apathy, and social conformity”.
After the study of this play we come to know that nothing
special happens inneither the play nor we observe
any significant change in setting. Though a
change occurs but it is only that now the tree has sprouted out
four or five leaves. "Nothing happens,
nobody comes ... nobody goes, it's awful!" The
beginning, middle and end of the play do not rise up to the level of
a good play,so absurd.
