The Sarcastic Tendency and Its Argumentative Implications in The Algerian Theatrical Text The Play “The Unhappy and The Sleepy” By Azzedine Djelaoudji Is an Example

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Abstract : Sarcasm is an inherent tendency in the dramatic conscience since the early beginnings of theatrical practice, as it is a human expressive representation through its interaction with the various events and phenomena presented to it that provoked different reactions from the human being. Since theater is a collection of presentations of various human phenomena, it was self-evident that it carries. It contains satirical tendencies about what a person rejects or deplores, whether behaviorally or intellectually. The satirical style in theater is the result of the dramatic moment, but a tendency that has its beginnings and its founders, members, and even its pioneers. Although the father of arts was of Greek origins, the same origin is satire in the theater, and it became linked to the Greek dramatist Aristotle, and he was not alone in drawing it in any way, but his contemporaries recognized his excellence in it. He enabled it within his theatre, and allowed it to emerge as a special phenomenon, and this is evident through the play “The Frogs,” which was considered the opening and beginning of the satirical activity in the theater, after which dramas continued in the same manner. Aristotle considered that his goal in writing the play “The Frogs” was not merely to arouse laughter. The reason he turned to ridicule was the corruption that prevailed in society during the Peloponnesian War, but the goal was to reform that corruption after spreading it among the public, and ridicule is a beneficial and common good. And it wasn't Algerian theatre with an innovation of saying that it pursues a satirical tendency through its dealings with the issues that were presented to the Algerian person through his historical and cultural process, this art in Algeria He started laughing / being sarcastic with Juha's play for its companions, Alalo 1926, followed by performances, sketches, and improvisational skits for the purpose/goal of criticizing the social behaviors that prevailed in Algerian society during the colonial/destiny era. Through this research paper, we will present an Algerian textual model in which satirical tendencies were a basic path for displaying its expressive foundations and pictorial references, which is the text “The Unhappy and the Sleepy” by Azzedine djelaoudji with its rejection of many of the values that have come to characterize many collective as well as individual behaviors. Keywords: Théâtre, satire, humor, social values, Intellectual representations.