power in r&g (1 Viewer)

[Nelly_04]

need some urgent help with the theme of power (or lack of) as it is portrayed in hamlet and ragad...any notes will be very helpful.

does power sort of come under the theme of fate and destiny? and how does the theme of power as it is shown in ragad reflect on 1960's society?

any help wouldbe much much appreciated.

 

[+:: $i[Q]u3 ::+]

no notes, but jus some info, or thoughts..

r&g represents powerlessness... in all these situations, ros and guild are trying to take control of where they are going, what they are doing and trying to find a purpose in their life. Their inability to do this, and hence their lack of control in choosing their destiny, is often parodised (eg u know how when they try to 'trap' hamlet and their pants fall down? and they're trying to figure out which way to go, but the stage is so empty, just like their lives?)
but even though it seems stupid and funny for us, it would have struck a chord with the 1960s audience, cuz that's what they would hvae been feeling. The decline in religious values and nationalism mean there was nothing 'big' for them to believe in, so they would have felt lost, powerless, also in accordance with the rise of Existential philosophies. Also, there was this big increase in awareness of the slipperiness of language, war propaganda, satire etc so they was a lot less trust in literature.. With this lack of trust comes a sort of powerlessness...

hope that helps a bit anyway =P