... Named Desire- and Ibsen's "A Doll's House-: Dramatic Conflict in the Male/Female Relationship In any narrative, the development of the plot and the creation of compelling characters depends on a single literary element: the presence of conflict. While colorful prose and realistic dialogue may give a play or novel some artistic merit, it is the conflict that gives the fiction its dramatic energy ... finds Mariane a suitable husband - all roles traditionally reserved for the male. To portray a female character as possessing both the intelligence and resolve to accomplish these tasks was a...

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... using an Absurdist mould. Stoppard's Audience, mostly elitist intellectuals, was thrust upon them absurdist theatre. They saw: "The post war mood of disillusionment and skepticism (which) was expressed in bizarre terms by a number of foreign playwrights." These new plays were more about expression of thought relating to life, death and existence other than simply telling a fictional story for childish entertainment. The ... meaning. In response, Stoppard was able to open his audience's eyes, as "The element of "pure", abstract theatre in the theatre of the absurd is an aspect of its ant...

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