Document Type
Junior Honorable Mention
Award Date
Spring 2010
Course Name
Modern Theater
Teacher
Margaret Cain
Abstract
When Samuel Beckett wrote his tragicomedy Waiting for Godot in France, the French nation was in turmoil due to the destructiveness of World War II. One generation later, an American named Tom Stoppard also wrote a play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, during a time of crisis; the United States was in utter confusion because of the Vietnam War. Both of these plays, as a result of the tumultuous times in which they were created, demonstrated how confusion in one’s surroundings can cause a loss of certainty and identity.
Recommended Citation
Akintilo, Lisa '11, "The World in Chaos: A Paragon for Comedic Plays" (2010). 2010 Spring Semester. 3.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/spring2010/3