Examining absurdity both in terms of structure and theme in the two plays "Caligula" by Albercamo and "The Train" by Tawfiq Al-Hakim.

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    The present study is dedicated to investigating absurdity both in terms of structure and theme in the two plays "Caligula" by Albercamo and "The Train" by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, these two great and famous playwrights. In this thesis, we want to examine the basic issues related to the play in life and works, especially in the two mentioned plays, in this regard, we mentioned the history of playwriting and the lexical and idiomatic meaning of the play and other topics, and discussed the famous playwrights of the Western and Arab world, especially Tawfiq Al-Hakim and Albercamo. And in the following, the schools of nihilism, absurdism, and existentialism were fully investigated; and we specified the desired emptiness and its meaning, the causes of the tendency towards it, and its types and similarities with other schools. Then, we conducted a basic research on the life and works of these two great playwrights, Albercamo and Tawfiq Al-Hakim, and examined the characters of these two writers in their works. And finally, the absurdity in the plays "Caligula" and "The Train" has been investigated in terms of structure (plot, language, character, time and place) and theme. And as a result of his research, we found out that: Tawfiq Al-Hakim was very influenced by the culture of playwriting and the style of Western literary works, and he tried very hard to create a new style in Arabic drama. Also, the desired absurdity in his "Train" play is more manifested in the context of the structure than the theme. And it should be pointed out that the absurdity in the play "Caligula" shows itself mostly in the context of the theme, and Albercamo, this great writer, expresses the absurdity throughout the play regarding the life and death of people and their not being happy. However, it should be noted that he was not a pure absurdist because in some parts he tries to find a solution to get rid of this situation.

    Key words: play, theater of absurdity, Caligula, train, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Albercamo, absurd

    Chapter One

    The play and Theater

     

    Introduction

    Statement of the problem

     

    Nihilism or nihilism (derived from the Latin nihil meaning nothing) is a doctrine It is a philosophy that considers life without meaning and external purpose or internal moral values. Nihilism first appeared and spread in the 19th century Russia and at the beginning of the reign of Alexander II. It was Ivan Turgenev who popularized this term through the nihilist Bazarov in his famous novel Fathers and Sons. This thinking grew widely as a result of the devastation caused by the two world wars in Europe.

    The theater of the absurd is a theater method that has its roots in the late 1940s in France. This style relies heavily on existential philosophy and is mainly specific to plays written by playwrights from the late 1940s to the 1960s. This theatrical style expresses the belief that in a world without God, human existence is meaningless and purposeless, and all communication leads to failure, and its inevitable result is silence. The theater of the absurd is related to the philosophy of existence by directly presenting existential findings. The purpose of this theatrical method is to show a world where human beings are born with only themselves and nothing else and must find their place in the metaphysical world. Most of the absurd works use the theatrical convention, but they are not limited to it. These works generally have high levels of contrast and alienation, such as a funeral scene where the actors are happy or a birthday party that is performed with depression. The term "Theatre of the Absurd" was coined by the critic Martin Slane in his 1960 essay and later in a book of the same name. He uses these plays based on a central theme of absurdity similar to that used by Albert Camus in his 1942 essay "The Myth of Sisyphus". Absurdity in these plays takes the form of man's reaction to the incomprehensible world, man is like a puppet under the control of an external force. This term is used for a wide range of plays and many of these characteristics are the same in plays of this style.Comedy mixed with tragic images, characters who are hopelessly forced to do repetitive and meaningless things, dialogues full of clichés, wordplay and nonsense, and repetitive themes that expand the absurdity. Samuel Beckett, Eugene UNESCO, Jean Genet, Harold Painter and Edward Albee are among the playwrights of the theater of the absurd. Among the Arab absurdisms, we can mention the father of Arab playwriting, Tawfiq al-Hakim. What form is visible?

    : What is life and the world in the thought of Camus's Caligula?

    : What is Camus' opinion about Caligula?

    : What is the relationship between the theater of the absurd and absurdism?

    Viewer position How are the characters in the train play?

    What is Toufiq al-Hakim's view of the material and spiritual world?

    Research hypotheses:

    : Caligula Camus is actually a Drama is thought and not dramatization of history. The idea that is expressed like this, "people die and are not happy", actually expresses the absurdity of the human condition with this phrase.

    : Caligula, in addition to understanding that human happiness is fragile, he also understands that most people are skilled and firm in self-deception about this fragility. Caligula is a man whose passion for life drives him to the point of destruction. A man who is loyal enough to his thoughts forgets his loyalty to man and rejects all values!

    : According to Camus, the greatest trait and absolute right of man is rebellion, and it can be said that Caligula is his most popular hero. However, Camus's own opinions should be heard from Caligula's opponents.

    : Like Tawfik al-Hakim, absurd writers try to split the facts and understand them.  For this theater, the characters on the stage consider themselves to be the eloquent language of the 20th century. According to them, they depict the true face of man and his material and spiritual conditions. In this way, the playwrights of this style clearly warned people and warned them how to live. According to such inferences, absurdity cannot be called absurd. What, if it was so, it would be a contradiction for his theories. Because as soon as we say "the world is absurd", we have defined functions for humans that require new conditions with specific analyses.

    : Tawfiq al-Hakim places the audience in one direction. Because in the train play, some characters are circular and others are static.

    : In Tawfiq al-Hakim's thoughts, the world of matter and meaning are never the same. They are not parallel to each other, but opposite each other like two opposite poles. This view is rooted in his ontological beliefs. He clearly condemns scientific advances: "The general view of Tawfiq Al-Hakim is negative towards scientific advances. He believes that in this era, a kind of scientism has emerged that has killed the heart, soul, and emotion. He considers this era to be the era of godliness of science. According to him, the progress of science alone does not bring good and prosperity to humanity, but threatens its future. Its manifestation in the thought and works of Albercamo, especially Caligula.

    Familiarization with the school of absurdism and its manifestation in the thought and works of Tawfiq al-Hakim, especially its train play.

    The influence of nihilism in the thought of Camus and absurdism in the thought of Tawfiq al-Hakim.

    Examination of the play both in terms of content and theme and in terms of structure.

    Knowing the position and thoughts of Albercamo and Tawfiq Al-Hakim regarding life and the universe.

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    Title..Page

    Presentation ..A

    Evaluation ..B

    Abstract .. 1

    Chapter One: Drama and Theater

    Introduction ..12

    Statement of the problem ..12

    The main research questions 13

    Research hypotheses.14

    Research objectives..15

    Part 1-1: The play.16

    1-1-2 The literal meaning of the play.17

    1-1-3 The idiomatic meaning of the play.17

    2-1 Part Two: The history of playwriting in the western degrees.18

    1-2-1 BC.18

    1-2-1-1 Aristophanes.19

    1-2-1-2 Aeschylus.20

    1-2-1-3 Sophcles.22

    1-2-2 AD.23

    1-2-2-1 William Shakespeare.25

    1-2-3 Absurd Literature.29

    1-2-3-1 Samuel Beckett.30

    1-2-3-1-1 Waiting for Godot.30

    1-2-3-2 Eugene UNESCO.31

    1-3 Part Three: Play in the Arab World.34

    1-3-1 Play in Egypt. 36

    1-3-2 Modern drama in Yemen. 37

    1-3-3 some Arab playwrights. 38

    1-3-3-1 Ahmed Shoghi. 38

    1-3-3-2 Mohammad Taimur. 41

    1-4 Table of the most famous playwrights in the world. 46

    Chapter Two: Introduction Schools of Nihilism, Absurdism and Existentialism

    2-1 Part I: Nihilism 53

    2-1-1 Introduction ..53

    2-1-2 The literal meaning of nihilism 54

    2-1-3 The term meaning of nihilism 54

    2-1-4 Types of nihilism 54. 2-1-5 The relationship of the West with nihilism. 55. 2-1-5-1. Greco-Roman cosmocentric negativity. 56. 2-1-5-2. The hidden and quasi-legalism of the Middle Ages. 57. 2-1-5-3. Double and modern humanistic negativity. 59. 2-1-5-4 The commonalities of nihilism. 59 2-1-6 The relationship between nihilism and atheism 2-1-7 Nihilistic and non-nihilist formative thoughts 61 2-1-7-1 The philosophy of optimism 62 2-1-7-2 The philosophy of pessimism 63

    2-1-7-3 The middle group.64

    2-1-8 The philosophy of emptiness and the reasons for its tendency.64

    2-1-8-1 The mystery of creation.65

    2-1-8-2 The secret of death.

    2-1-8-3 Doubt.

    2-1-8-4 Matter 68

    2-1-8-5 failure in targeting. 69

    2-2 Part Two: Absurdism.

    2-2-4 elements present in the theater of the absurd.74

    2-2-5 The style of the theater of the absurd.75

    2-3 Part three: Existentialism.79

    2-3-1 Introduction..79

    2-3-2 The literal and idiomatic meaning of existentialism.80

    2-3-3 The Beginning of Existentialism 80

    2-3-4 Existentialist Views 81

    2-3-5 of Self-Alienation and Self-Deception 85

    Chapter Three: Albert Camus and Tawfiq Al-Hakim

    3-1 Part One: Albert Camus 87

    3-1-1 Biography and Works. 87

    3-1-2 Nobel Literary Prize. 92

    3-1-3 Works of Camus.

    3-2 Part Two: Tawfiq Al-Hakim. 97

    3-2-1 Biography. 97

    3-2-2 Tawfiq Al-Hakim and Plays. 100

    3-2-3 Works of Tawfiq Al-Hakim. 110

    Chapter Four: Examining examples of nihilism and absurdism in the play Caligula and the Train

    4-1 Introduction ..114

    4-2 Summary of the play Caligula 116

    4-3 Summary of the play Train 120

    4-4 Structural review of the plays Caligula and Train. 122

    4-4-1 Character in the play Caligula. 122

    4-4-2 Character in the play Train. 131

    4-4-3 Language of the play. 136

    4-4-4 Character. 137

    4-4-4-1 Definition of character. 137

    4-4-4-2 characters in the play Caligula. 140

    4-4-4-3 characters in the play Train. 141

    4-4-4-4 main, opposite, secondary and antagonist in the play "Caligula". 142

    4-4-4-5 main character, opposite, secondary and opposite in the play "Train". 142

    4-4-5 time and place in two plays. 144

    4-4-6 theme or theme. 145

    4-4-6-1 meaning of the theme. 145

    4-4-6-2 theme and moral conclusion. 145

    4-4-6-3 play of Caligula and the theme of nihilism. 146

    4-4-6-4 train play and the theme of absurdism. 153

    4-5 Alienation.159

    8-4 The contrast between the world of matter and meaning. 161

    4-9 Career and gender. 161

    4-10 The transformation of humans into objects. 163

    4-11 Defamiliarization, a step in reaching Azrodism. 163

    Results. 168

    Al-Malakhs. 172

    English summary. 173

    List of sources and sources. 175

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Examining absurdity both in terms of structure and theme in the two plays "Caligula" by Albercamo and "The Train" by Tawfiq Al-Hakim.