Picnic on the Battlefield
Transcript of Picnic on the Battlefield
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Picnic on the BattlefieldPicnic on the Battlefield
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• Background InformationBackground Information
• SynopsisSynopsis
• CharacterizationCharacterization
• Play PresentationPlay Presentation
• ThemesThemes
• DevicesDevices
• ConclusionConclusion
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What is “Absurd”What is “Absurd”
• Ridiculous, illogical and not sensible
(Oxford Learner’s Dictionary)
• Tragic Comedy (Tragedy + Farce)
• Make fun of human’s sadness– “Life is meaningless.”– “Man’s action is senseless, absurd, useless.”
• Deconstruction– Traditional Play VS. Theatrical Play
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PlaywrightPlaywright
• Fernando Arrabal Teran
• Born in 1932, in Spain
• His father was arrested in 1936 because of the Spanish Civil War.
• His father = Scapegoat
• “Half-exiled man”
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Social ContextSocial Context
• Bloody civil war in 1936
• Dictatorship of Francisco Franco from
1936 – 1975
• Go through WWII with Spanish soldiers fought on both sides
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SynopsisSynopsisZapo
Zapo + Monsieur and Madame Tepan
Zepo
The Two Stretchers
The End
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CharactersCharacters
• Zapo• Monsieur Tepam• Madame Tepan• Zepo• 1st and 2nd Stretcher Bearer
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Play PresentationPlay Presentation
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CharacterizationCharacterization
• No Identity
• Clown Dehumanized
• Innocence
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ThemesThemes
• Cruelty of War
• Absurdities of Human’s Life
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DevicesDevices
SatireSatire– Laughter
– Intend to correct human’s behavior
ClicheCliche– Meaningless Expression
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DictionDiction– The use of language
IronyIrony– Verbal Irony
– Dramatic Irony
– Situation Irony
DevicesDevices
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ConclusionConclusion
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