Beckett Creation Theatre Of The Absurd Occurred

The Theatre of the Absurd was popular in western world after World War II. It forces the audience out of its familiar orientation. But I think, The Theater of the Absurd presents absurdity not only in form, but also in content. This paper is just based on the content of absurdity, in order to find out how the Theatre of the Absurd rises. By far the most profound and daring writer associated with this development in drama is Sarnuel Beckett,who has gone considerably further than any of his contemporaries. This paper will focus on Beckett. Finding out how he found the way to expresses his sense of absurdity, can make it clear to see how the Theatre of the Absurd came out. Beckett found his way, and so did other writer of the Theatre of the Absurd.Chapter1 is about the rise of the sense of absurdity. Tragedy of ancient Greek is the fountainhead. In 20th century, Kafka is the pioneer of the literature of the absurd. And the Theatre of the Absurd inherits the philosophy of existentialism.Chapter2 concern how Beckett found the way to expresses his sense of absurdity.Chapter3 is about Beckett's plays promoted the Theatre of the Absurd succeeded.But it's not the end. The cause of rise also indicates its decline. Something just belongs to Beckett, rather than the other writers of absurd theater. And I will tell you what it is in the paper.