Conflict in Shaker Khasbak’s Play Al-Ghurabaa (The Strangers)

Abstract

The study focuses on the meaning of conflict, a struggle between two or more characters, in which each tries to overcome the other. Therefore, conflict is an effective and controlling force in life. Because the law of life is based on conflict, and no change can occur in any of the societies without it, dramatic conflict deals with the development of the characters step by step, and it expresses the contradictions that occur in human life, so it is the form of struggle and sharp clash of actions, ideas, attitudes, hopes and emotions. Shaker Khasbak’s play (Strangers) is chosen as a model for the study. The study starts with the concept of ‘conflict’ and its elements. It gives focuses on the internal conflict which deals with the conflict inside the character himself. As conflict is a broad and comprehensive concept, we can find it in different fields such as psychology, literature and sociology. It is the cornerstone of any theatrical work, as it is the driving force for events. Furthermore, in this play, the writer presents human concepts and social values that include the struggles of good and evil, love, injustice, greed, money, selfishness, etc... Through our analysis, we tried to capture its active essence in the theatrical space.