In the Preface to His the Theater and Its Double,Artaud

question 34

Essay

In the preface to his The Theater and Its Double,Artaud states that "to break through language in order to touch life is to create or recreate the theater." Starting with this quote,explore Artaud's relationship to the spoken and written word.Take a traditional play that you have already studied,such as Prometheus Bound,The Castle of Perseverance,or Romeo and Juliet and explain how it could be staged in the style of the theatre of cruelty.Think of how you would want the playwright's words communicated to your audience.

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