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Understanding the New Phase of Drama: A Critical Study of Arnold Wesker’s “Chicken Soup with Barley”

Author(s) Dr. Dilip Sarkar
Country India
Abstract Mainly during the first half of the twentieth century European theatre presents two types of mind-sets of the people of the European continent. People of the time are deeply influenced by the absurdity of human life, a kind of existential philosophy or negative aspect of life on the one hand and on the other hand by a committed philosophy of life – a movement towards better positive life. This is happened mainly due to the effects of the wars, depression and the nihilistic philosophy prevalent at that time. A kind of committed outlook of life was also cherished a large number of people motivated by left wing politics. These are reflected in the dramas composed by the so called committed and absurd dramatists like Bertolt Brecht, Arnold Wesker, John Osborne, Samuel Becket, Herold Pinter and others. This study focuses on how Wesker has dealt the critical situation and exposes his own standpoint. In the play “Chicken Soup with Barley” tries to show how to combat the negative spirit of apathy and to lead a better positive life. Being a committed dramatist Arnold Wesker always fights against the forces which hinder human beings to shape life in a meaningful manner. In the present context of the world Arnold Wesker may be accepted as an artist who has shown a way-out towards a better meaningful human life.
Keywords Committed, Positive,Meaningful,Absurdity,Negative Spirit
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-18
DOI https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i01.3011
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbk6zj
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