Theatre is a revelation as it unveils the drama of human life and emotions in a society warped by injustice and oppression. Theatre’s ability to plumb the depths of human psyche in this oppressive and corrupt world makes it a strong voice for addressing the suffering and the angst of the individual suffocated in the terrible grip of control and exploitation. In doing so, theatre not only problematizes contemporary socio-cultural issues but also provokes critical thoughts on conflicts, dilemmas, and struggles of the individual trapped in the violent and polarized society. Thus, theatre becomes a damning indictment of the unjust, unequal and unsympathetic forces of the society which have benighted the minds of men and women and rendered them lonely and
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467 www.researchscholar.co.in Impact Factor 0.793 (IIFS)
Research Scholar ISSN 2320 – 6101
An International Refereed e-Journal of Literary Explorations
Vol. 2 Issue IV November, 2014
The relationship between man and society is ambivalent. Rousseau, in his book The
Social Contract, professed, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” (Rousseau, 1)
The freedom of the individual is curtailed by socially imposed moral boundaries. Morality has become a convenient camouflage for strangulating the desires and aspirations of the individuals who try to live life on their own terms. The rebels of the society are silenced by branding them immoral. In his book On the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche traces the birth of morality to the herding together of the weak and proclaiming their opponents, the strong, as “bad” or “evil”, and consequently themselves as “good” and “moral”. The so-called moral ideals are according to
Nietzsche, an excuse of the weak for not trying and being like the strong. (Nietzsche, 39) The hypocrisy and the deceit of this morally upright section of the society have led to the failures of love and morality, and have spawned a corrupt and tilted world of human
467 www.researchscholar.co.in Impact Factor 0.793 (IIFS)
Research Scholar ISSN 2320 – 6101
An International Refereed e-Journal of Literary Explorations
Vol. 2 Issue IV November, 2014
The relationship between man and society is ambivalent. Rousseau, in his book The
Social Contract, professed, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” (Rousseau, 1)
The freedom of the individual is curtailed by socially imposed moral boundaries. Morality has become a convenient camouflage for strangulating the desires and aspirations of the individuals who try to live life on their own terms. The rebels of the society are silenced by branding them immoral. In his book On the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche traces the birth of morality to the herding together of the weak and proclaiming their opponents, the strong, as “bad” or “evil”, and consequently themselves as “good” and “moral”. The so-called moral ideals are according to
Nietzsche, an excuse of the weak for not trying and being like the strong. (Nietzsche, 39) The hypocrisy and the deceit of this morally upright section of the society have led to the failures of love and morality, and have spawned a corrupt and tilted world of human