Happy Days (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Beckett
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: Unspecified
- Setting: A barren plain of scorched grass
- Principal Characters: Winnie, Willie
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: Communication, Existentialism, Loneliness, Life, philosophy of, Joy or sorrow, Isolation
The Play
Happy Days opens on a stark, barren scene that is bathed in intense light. A low mound, which slopes gently toward the front, is center stage. Scorched grass extends across an unbroken plain to the distant horizon. The simplicity, the symmetry, and the blazing light draw attention to the only visible character, Winnie, a well-preserved woman of about fifty, who is buried in the mound to her waist. She is plump, buxom, and wears a low-cut dress. On one side of her, a large black shopping bag lies on the mound; on the other side rests a folded parasol. As the play...
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