Happy Days
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"Happy Days" is a darkly comic existential play by Samuel Beckett that portrays a woman buried increasingly in the ground as she clings to routine and optimism amid encroaching despair.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happy Days canonical | 10 |
| television series Happy Days | 1 |
| “Happy Days” | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
existential anxiety
ⓘ
human resilience ⓘ isolation ⓘ persistence of routine in the face of despair ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ the search for meaning ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfWinnie | middle-aged woman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | minimalist ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1961-09-17 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| form | two-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist drama
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ existential drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio production
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
| hasProp |
bag
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parasol ⓘ revolver ⓘ toothbrush ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Willie
ⓘ
Winnie ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Winnie ⓘ |
| recurringMotif |
burial
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routine rituals ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| setting | undefined outdoor expanse under blazing sun ⓘ |
| stagingFeature |
Winnie is buried up to her neck in Act II
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Winnie is buried up to her waist in Act I ⓘ |
| style |
repetitive language
ⓘ
sparse dialogue ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aging
ⓘ
marital relationship ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
tragicomic ⓘ |
| writer | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Forever
this entity surface form:
“Happy Days”
this entity surface form:
television series Happy Days