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This 4 page paper discusses Pirandello’s play (“Six Characters in Search of an Author”) with the idea of speculating about the nature of the author (not Pirandello but the author of the play the characters inhabit); the relationships among the characters, and what the Six Characters tell us about writing (creating) in general. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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at the absurdity of the human condition" (Esslin, 1969, p. 5). Characters in these plays are lost, confused and often purposeless, but their profound disconnect tells us something about the
human condition. This paper examines Pirandellos play with the idea of speculating about the nature of the author (not Pirandello but the author of the play the characters inhabit); the
relationships among the characters, and what the Six Characters tell us about writing (creating) in general. Discussion The idea that characters exist independently of their creator is not unique to
Pirandello; one of the funniest plays in Western theater, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard, deals with the "life" of these minor characters when theyre not on stage
with Hamlet. The questions raised in that play are the same that arise here: what is the connection between the author and the people he creates, and do they have
a life of their own that he cannot control? Most authors will admit that there are times when their characters take over and lead them places they never thought of
going. Its also true that characters come to life because the author pours some of his own traits into them: how can a writer create something unless it comes at
least partly from within? Trying to provider a brief synopsis of the play is impossible because the characters seem to collide and bounce off, rather than truly interacting. One of
the most important points Bloom makes in his summary when he says the "Leading Man" complains about "having to produce Pirandellos plays, in which Pirandello obscures all meaning and makes
fools of the actors and audiences" (Bloom, 2003, p. 47). This can be taken as Pirandellos acknowledgement that his plays are not for everyone, as well as a sly joke
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