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Physical Comedy: From Stage To Screen, Kathleen Suit
Physical Comedy: From Stage To Screen, Kathleen Suit
Honors Theses
People are constantly in motion. We move among the earth, among each other, and within our own body. Movement is one of our greatest means of communicating ideas and emotions with each other. Sometimes, words just aren't enough. We need to see something to comprehend its meaning or to feel the emotion the situation is trying to stir up. Experiencing comedy is no exception. That is where the concept of physical comedy comes in.
Physical comedy has been growing its roots since the beginning of time. It has grown and evolved to effectively captivate audiences in various mediums throughout history. …
Modern Drama: The Theatre Of The Absurd, Leella Theresa Ratcliff
Modern Drama: The Theatre Of The Absurd, Leella Theresa Ratcliff
Honors Theses
"Theatre of the Absurd" is a post-war phenomenon in which the dramatists, in anxiety and despair, show their sense of the senselessness of the human condition in a world in which man is deprived of certainties.
According to Martin Esslin, the man responsible for the accepted title Theatre of the Absurd, as he quoted Democritus, "Nothing is more real than nothing." Abandoning conceptual thinking and logical language, the absurd dramatist deals in illogical behavior, paradoxes, and absurd situations, while attempting to create meaningful insights into the human condition.