In this study how the traditional understanding of identity is transformed to the idea of fragmentary self is going to be analyzed through Samuel Beckett’s play Krapp’s Last Tape. Thus, the terms tradition and transformation are used to refer to the ideas on subjectivity. The analyses of human identity have been the subject of philosophy, psychology, and sociology as well as literature. The interaction between these fields is inevitable when the subject matter is human identity. In the field of theatre the changes in the considerations on the human subject reveals itself in direct relationship with the studies in the above mentioned fields of study. In recent theatre we come across with identities that are reflected as multiple and fragmented and they are far beyond identities that are considered as predetermined, limited and complete. The studies on meta-drama, theatricality and performativity form the basis on such a reflection of fragmented human subject in theatre. The typical Beckettian character, Krapp is considered as revealing the process of this fragmentation. The play, through taking birthday ceremony as a starting point, reveals the complex network in the construction of human subject. Therefore, the use of language and the relationship between what is said and what is done are going to be analyzed in the play.
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 23 Aralık 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 21 Ağustos 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1 |