The Theatre of the Absurd

The Theatre of the Absurd was created in the 20th century, as the worlds most popular, though only metaphorically realistic, comedy style. The style that absurd comedy takes is usually based on an existentialist view of the world, and in the very early days of absurd comedy many existentialist philosophers, such as Svren Kierkegaard, utilised its growing popularity to get their (often anti-religion and considerably highly offensive) messages out to the world. For this reason, along with the fact that most absurdist pieces contain material which some would consider offensive, Theatre of the Absurd was never really allowed to reach its full potential until much more recently. …