Play A Comedy In A Tragic Mind

The Physicist is written by the Swiss contemporary dramatist Friedrich Dǜrrenmatt in 1962.In this drama, the physicists object to the pursuit and doubt for the scientific exploration, which is confirmed frequently. The Physicist is played in many countries all over the world and each performance give the audiences different feelings.The thesis summarizes the writing characteristic of Dǜrrenmatt’s grotesque theatre. After playing the role of Einsein, the author learned how to play in a tragedy with the feeling of comedy, sublimate the theme from the conflicts and get a further understanding of Dǜrrenmatt’s artistic characteristic.