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The Chairs
Eugène Ionesco
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part One: Beginning until end of story
Part Two: From end of man's story until the second guest
Part Three: From after second guest arrives until the room is filled
Part Four: From the Emperor's entrance until the end
Characters
Character List
Old Man
Old Woman
Orator
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Part One: Beginning until end of story
Part Two: From end of man's story until the second guest
Part Three: From after second guest arrives until the room is filled
Part Four: From the Emperor's entrance until the end
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
What term best describes the passage of time in The Chairs?
Cyclical
Fast
Inconsequential
Variable
2
of 5
What character represents Ionesco's role as a playwright and intellectual?
The photo-engraver
The Orator
The Old Man
All of the above
3
of 5
According to absurdist existential thought, what ascribes meaning to an otherwise absurd and meaningless existence?
Parody
Responsibility to greater good
Collaborative creativity
There is no meaning
4
of 5
Which of the following is not an example of self-conscious theatricality in The Chairs?
The guests
The Old Woman's amnesia
The chairs on set
The Orator's unintelligible delivery
5
of 5
What does the semi-circular stage design symbolize?
A circular, repetitive present
A missing, inaccessible past
The moon
Answers a) and b)
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