It has been rightly said that what a critic wants to understand he must, at one time, have deeply loved, even if only for a fleeting moment.
Martin EsslinThe Theatre of the Absurd is a theatrical embodiment and manifestation of existentialism. It is part reality and part nightmare
Martin EsslinThere is a lot of dignity in having the ability to confront the inconsequence of reality.
Martin EsslinToday, when death and old age are increasingly concealed behind euphemisms and comforting baby talk, and life is threatened with being smothered in the mass consumption of hypnotic mechanized vulgarity, the need to confront man with the reality of his situation is greater than ever. For the dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all its senselessness; to accept it freely, without fear, without illusions - and to laugh at it.
Martin Esslin