Question

A play contains odd, circular dialogue that is sometimes totally nonsensical. It suggests thematically that life is hopeless, and it ends without a clear resolution to the conflict. In which literary era was this play most likely written?

A. Elizabethan

B. Victorian

C. Postmodern

D. Restoration​

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Postmodern

Step-by-step explanation:

Postmodern literature is the best option. On the one hand, it was a period of great formal experimentation in literature, favouring split or circular narrations. On the other hand, Postmodern literature bloomed in a period of disenchantment after WWII and the process of deindustrialization that brought more insecurity to Western civilization and Modernist project.

A particular play that reflected on these themes of hopelessness is Samuel Beckett's "Endgame". There is no clear plot development other than circular dialogue and there is no resolution of conflict, reflecting the meaninglessness of human existence.