Concetti Chiave
- The Theater of Anger emerged post-World War, reflecting disillusionment with traditional values and rationalism.
- Unlike the Theater of the Absurd, it features realistic settings and logical plots, making it more relatable to audiences.
- Language used in the Theater of Anger is outspoken and direct, contrasting the often meaningless language of the Theater of the Absurd.
- John Osborne's "Look Back In Anger" exemplifies the genre with its realistic setting, circular plot, and anti-hero protagonist, Jimmy Porter.
- Through crude language, Osborne conveys the pain of existence and dissatisfaction with British society, capturing the essence of the Theater of Anger.
Theater of anger and post-war
He was the creator of the Theater of Anger and lived the post-world war drama. Like the theater of The Absurd, we have the lack of tradiotional
values and the mistrust in rationalism as a means to explain reality and we have also the decline of religious belief. There is also the destruction of the certainties of the Victorian Age. This is caused by the materialism and consumerism of the contemporary society and the disillusionment op people about the social ideas brought by the totalitarianism.
Features of the theater of anger
However the main features of the Theatre of Anger are different from the the Theatre of the Absurd, in this kind of theatre we have a realistic setting (unlike the theater of the absurd where we have a symbolic setting T Ab)
, a logical and easy to follow plot ( instead of the no-sensical plot of the T Ab) an outspoken language ( othewise in the T.Ab we have a meaningless language).
One of his most famous work was ''Look Back In Anger'' . This
work is divided in 3 act with a circular plot (Like many works from different writers of this age) . As i said the setting is realistic in this kinf of T. , in fact the story takes place in a squalid attic flat in the midland in a tedious sunday afternoon. The character, Jimmy Porter, reflects the loss of meaning of actions, actually he is considered an anti-hero because he just speaks but never acts. He also expresses anger about the past and the lack of interest by his wife, with her he has a love and hate relationship. Moreover through a crude and violent language Osborne expresses the pain of being alive and discontent of British society.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the main differences between the Theater of Anger and the Theater of the Absurd?
- What societal issues does the Theater of Anger address, according to the text?
The Theater of Anger features a realistic setting, a logical and easy-to-follow plot, and outspoken language, contrasting with the Theater of the Absurd's symbolic setting, nonsensical plot, and meaningless language.
The Theater of Anger addresses the decline of traditional values, mistrust in rationalism, the destruction of Victorian certainties, and the disillusionment with materialism, consumerism, and totalitarian social ideas.
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