Abstract
Edward Bond (born 18 July 1934) is an English dramatist, poet, thinker, and theatre director.
He is the author of some fifty plays. Among these plays are Lear (1971), and Saved (1965), the
production of which was instrumental in the elimination of theatre restriction in the UK. Bond
is regarded one of the major living dramatists. His writings have been contentious, because of
the violence shown in his plays and his theories of drama. By presenting violence on theatre,
Bond tries to materialize the evils of society. Some critics give the reason behind Bond's
tendency for violence to the Second World War that broke out when he was a child.
Throughout this war, he was banished to the countryside and observed the violence of London
in 1940 and 1944. This experience to the horror and violence of war formed themes in his
work.
One of the actions which Bond is known for is returning back to the old plays.
William Shakespeare is among the writers whose impact is clear in Bond's writing. The
Shakespearean impact is very clear in Bond's Lear. This play is regarded a re-telling of
Shakespeare's King Lear. This play was written in a new style for modern spectators. Bond's
The Sea is a comedy which draws some of the themes of Shakespeare's The Tempest. In Bond's
Bingo, Bond uses Shakespeare as a main character in the play.
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Asst. Instr. Adnan Taher Rahma
Al-Imam Al-Kadhum College for Islamic Sciences, Iraq
Asst. Instr. Salman Hayder Jasim
Al-Imam Al-Kadhum College for Islamic Sciences, Iraq
Received: 04-06-2021, Accepted: 07-07-2021, Published Online: 31-07-2021