Theatre of the Oppressed

The Dehumanization of Rats Antigone, by Sophocles, is used in a very political manner within Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona’s The Island. There are many agons when it comes to the original play of Antigone: duty versus state law, history of family transgression versus family loyalty, law of the gods versus law of the state, women versus men, citizen versus king, age versus wisdom, life versus death, eternity versus present, and most importantly the struggle for human rights…

1. Would you agree that Beckett’s Waiting for Godot perfectly encapsulates all the uncertainties of modernity? Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd. The absence of a meaningful plot, of objective dialogues and of absolute certainty is the state of absurdity. Beckett utilizes absurdity to play around with the concept of existential nullity which saw man trapped in a hostile world. Human life is meaningless and this created a sense of alienation, despair and…

Gaius Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BC, into a family desperate for honor and a political era determined to discourage success in young men. His ambition and alliances thrust him into politics at an early age and at the height of a civil war. Using this first exposure to the political field Caesar gained prestige and a reputation which ultimately led to him passing reforms for the people, attaining consulship, and later gaining the position of dictator over the Republic. On March 15th…

it portrayed a black man dropping out of college since he was in poverty, while the play also portrayed a black woman desperately wishing to go back to the South instead of dealing with the everyday struggles of living in a segregated Chicago. The theatre production of Little Black Sambo however, was criticized more harshly for portraying African puppets with black faces and big red lips. The sad part about this situation was that majority of Graham’s criticizers were African Americans. While…

When he discovered the theatre he was with International 4-8818 who Equality 7-2521 considered his friend, which is forbidden for all men should love every one of their brothers equally and should not chose to love one more than another. Equality 7-2521 urged International 4-8818…

economic, and cultural institutions and backed up this control with physical force. They have used their power to keep women in an inferior position. All men receive economic, sexual, and psychological benefits from male supremacy. All men have oppressed…

In the source, the author indicates that nationalism is always a positive force. Before the revolution, the feudal system in Europe did not favour the citizens. They were subject to enslavement because they were Louis XVI’s subjects. Back in those days there was no concept of nation or giving your loyalty to the country because their loyalty was owed to the French monarch or the Catholic Church. There was no country of France because the monarch was France. The Divine Right of Kings was a theory…

known for its multiculturalism, minority groups were discriminated before, during and after the war; through their contributions came liberation many years later when Canadians learned the minority's will to fight for a country that has so wrongly oppressed them. Life Before the War During the early 20th century Japanese Canadians were a very limited population and only started to immigrate to Canada in the late 19th century. Canadians were not…

Consequently, the unbalanced traditional gender roles created by societies have become culturally embedded into “all areas of behavior, [..] social institutions and practices.” (Ramsbotham 360) As a result, women continue to be marginalized and oppressed. Also, the aftermath of war has made it challenging for countries to effectively sustain socio-economic development and reconstruct peace and security. The inability to do so, continues to leave women vulnerable to violence and limited to occupy…

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” (Christopher Reeve). Hero’s often find themselves in situations where they must sacrifice themselves in pursuit of the better good. Beowulf was defined by his strength, valor, and boastfulness which allowed him to embody the ideals of a hero during the Anglo-Saxon time period. Today the heroes are not marked by their pure strength or boastfulness but rather their courage,…