The play "Krapps Last Tape" was definitely an interesting play, and the supplementary reading for this play definitely helped me understand the logic behind it. Theatre of the Absurd presented some very interesting concepts, but I'm not sure that I necessarily really appreciate the art of the theatre of the absurd.
One part that really stuck out to me was when they were quoting "The Myth of Sisyphus" saying, "A world that can be explained by reasoning, however faulty, is a familiar world. Bur in a universe that is suddenly deprived of illusions and of light, man feels a stranger." This line stuck out to me because it really made me think. I think that there is definitely some truth to this. In this world, we are always trying to find reason, find excuses, or just find a justification for everything in our lives. We are comfortable when we are able to explain something with logic and reason, but as soon as we aren't able to do that we freak out. This isn't necessarily a good thing I guess. I feel like we should be able to accept that there are just some things in life that happen cannot be explained and supported by logic. Some things just happen, and I think that everyone would do well to remember that every once in a while. (Including me!)
So although I found the concept of the theatre of the absurd very strange, I was still able to take a little something from it!
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