The Role of Trauma in Sarah Kane¿s "Blasted"

Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,3, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institute for English and American Studies), course: Representing Body and Mind in Contemporary British Theatre, language: English, abstract: The interactions, especially the verbal and physical violence, that occur between Ian and the Soldier in the bombed hotel room are a representation of the protagonist¿s trauma, addressing how Ian experiences, processes, and accepts the cruelty that he inflicted on others and is traumatized by.