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The motives of writing and signing in the plays of Václav Havel
Toyoshima, Minami ; Pšenička, Martin (advisor) ; Etlík, Jaroslav (referee)
(in English): Václav Havel's plays often contain motifs of main characters' struggle to write or sign documents. These motifs are characterised by the fact that the characters, faced with an overload of repeated cycle of speeches that lack the content of communication, seek helplessly and in vain to find authentic language in written form. It is also worth to note that the characters who struggle to write or sign documents have autobiographical elements: Eduard Huml in The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, Vaňek in Audience and Leopold Kopřiva in Largo desolato are confronted with a situation in which they struggle to write and sign or, conversely, refuse both. These motifs seem to come from Havel's own experience. In this thesis, the author will analyse the motifs of the struggle to write or sign documents in the three plays. The aim of the analysis is not only to clarify what aspects of the activity of writing and signing serve the poetics of the plays, but also to show the connections between the motifs in the plays and the author's life experiences behind the creation of the plays.
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Alternative language in Václav Havel's plays - rhythm in plays The Increased Difficulty of Concentration and Largo desolato -
Toyoshima, Minami ; Topolová, Barbara (advisor) ; Vodička, Libor (referee)
(in English): In Václav Havel's plays, language often loses its communicative function in dialogs, since characters' speeches mostly consist of phrases, which replace the plot-forming function of the play. The genre of drama is based on dialog, so the question arises: is there an "alternative language" that can replace the dysfunctional communication between texts and its receivers? In this thesis the author regards rhythm of Havel's plays as an "alternative language" and analyses it in the plays The Increased Difficulty of Concentration and Largo desolato. The first chapter demonstrates Havel's obsession with structure and musical inspiration in the creation of his plays, as well as the issue of language in them. The second chapter discusses rhythm from a theoretical perspective. The chapter introduces the definition of rhythm and its application in theatre studies. Additionally, it recalls Josef Šafařík's concept of "rubato," which connects the concept of rhythm with the issue of human mechanization, a common theme in Havel's plays. The third chapter analyses the rhythm of The Increased Difficulty of Concentration and Largo desolato. The analysis aims to clarify the rhythm characteristics in both plays and reflect on their effects and meanings. In chapter four, the author analyses the...
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