Concetti Chiave
- John Osborne is known for creating the Theater of Anger, reflecting post-WWII disillusionment.
- The Theater of Anger features realistic settings, logical plots, and outspoken language, contrasting with the Theater of the Absurd.
- "Look Back in Anger" is a notable work by Osborne, characterized by a circular plot and realistic setting in a squalid attic flat.
- The protagonist, Jimmy Porter, embodies the anti-hero, vocalizing his frustrations without taking action.
- Osborne uses crude language to convey the existential pain and societal discontent in British society.
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
- Quali sono le caratteristiche principali del teatro della rabbia?
- Qual è l'ambientazione di "Look Back In Anger"?
- Come viene rappresentato il personaggio di Jimmy Porter in "Look Back In Anger"?
Il teatro della rabbia si distingue per un'ambientazione realistica, una trama logica e facile da seguire, e un linguaggio esplicito, a differenza del teatro dell'assurdo che presenta ambientazioni simboliche e trame prive di senso.
"Look Back In Anger" è ambientato in un misero appartamento in soffitta nelle Midlands, durante un noioso pomeriggio domenicale, riflettendo un contesto realistico tipico del teatro della rabbia.
Jimmy Porter è considerato un anti-eroe che esprime la perdita di significato delle azioni, manifestando rabbia verso il passato e disinteresse da parte della moglie, attraverso un linguaggio crudo e violento che esprime il dolore di vivere e il malcontento della società britannica.
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