Influence of Absurdism Westeren Theater on the Character Building in the Egyptian Theater: A Critical Study

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1 department of Arabic language faculty of arts –aswan university

2 Aswan University - Faculty of Arts - Department of Arabic Language - Aswan

3 Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Arts, South Valley University

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This research article focuses on theatrical characters and their importance in the dramatic work. A theatrical character is the speaker of the written dialogue, and its importance stems from its direct effect on the recipient, since there are no barriers between them. Therefore, it has a great impact, if it performs its assigned role, as it should be. Because of its importance within the theatrical text, the playwright carefully chooses his theatrical characters to be compatible with what is assigned to them within the theatrical dialogue. The dialogue should not contain harsh words and a wave of anger, and the character who participates in the dialogue does not imply this.

Therefore, the theatrical character was of great importance in the literary theatrical text, divided into main and secondary characters within the literary work. Secondary characters help main characters, which increase the state of tension within the dramatic work. Thus, conflict arises and events develop. However, with the emergence of the absurdity wave during the World War II, viewing theatrical characters changed within the dramatic work, since there were no longer main or secondary characters. Relatedly, there was a lack of communication between characters within the dramatic work, which influenced some Egyptian writers. The current research article highlights the impact of Western writers as manifested through writings of some Egyptian writers who were influenced by absurdist writers such as Tawfiq al-Hakim, Youssef Idris, Salah Abdelsabour, and Mohammad Salmawy.

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