Facing a cold, hostile universe, these playwrights felt that what happens in life cannot
be explained logically, that human existence is futile, that relationships are ineffective,
language is imprecise and that traditional structures of plays fail to reflect the
ridiculousness, meaninglessness, anxiety and chaos of the world. Which “ism” is this?
a) Surrealism
b) Dadaism
c) Expressionism
d) Naturalism
e) Absurdism
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