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G rasshopper and Toad  It's about a Grasshopper and Toad who are good friends. People always saw them together. Yet they had never dined at each other's houses. One day Toad invited the  Grasshopper to come and dine at his house.  The next day Grasshopper arrived at Toad's house. Before sitting down to eat, Toad washed his forelegs, and invited Grasshopper to do the same. Grasshopper did so, and it made a loud noise. the Toad then told the grasshopper to stop chirping because he cannot eat with such a noise, Grasshopper tried to eat without rubbing his forelegs together, but it was impossible. Each time he gave a chirp, Toad complained and asked him to be quiet. Grasshopper was angry and could not eat. so he invited the  Toad to his house for dinner the next day.The next day, Toad arrived at Grasshopper's home. As soon as the meal was ready, Grasshopper washed his forelegs, and invited Toad to do the same. Toad did so, and then hopped toward the food. ...
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John Godber and Thatcherite Britain

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theatre of the Absurdist - theory

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Existentialism - A  philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. The analysis of existence and of the way humans find themselves existing in the world. The idea that individual people spends a lifetime changing their essence or nature. "a rejection of narrative continuity and the rigidity of logic" - The idea of neglecting the story that continues and of things that makes sense . " a radical devaluation of language which is seen as a futile attempt to communicate the impossible" - An extreme reduction of language which is seen as an unreal attempt to communicate the impossible. Farce - is comedy in which the scene are too ridiculous to be true, that the characters are exaggerated and  their motives are Absurd and undignified. surrealism - ( what is it? Can you find a surrealist painting ? What does it make y...
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