Abstract
<p>In this article, I intend to focus on the dramatic theory of Galsworthy with a view to fostering the realistic and psychological conflicts and dilemma of early 20<sup>th</sup> century powerful and domineering people in England. Here, this paper can be applied through the critical judgments of two eminent literary critics of Galsworthy for depicting the controversial attitudes of John Antony, the Chairman of the Trenartha Tin Plate Works, and David Roberts, the Strike leader of the workers as reflected in the play-text, <em>Strife</em>. It aims also to look at social realism through the psychological viewpoints of Galsworthy. In this way, the whole submission deals with the analytical projections of social reality, Galsworthy as a realistic dramatist, the impact of social realism in the play, <em>Strife</em>, and its significance as well.</p>
Highlights
As a pragmatic and social thinker and critic, Galsworthy established himself as one of the prominent and influential playwrights in the history of English literature
Galsworthy’s Strife is a play concerning the clash between capital and labour, the waste of force involved in the caste-feeling of capital pitted against the caste-feeling of labour, the nemesis of extremism, the conflict between opposing wills, the lack of cohesion between leaders and the followers, the conflict of intransigent personalities, the inability of peace and prosperity, and fanaticism and inflexibility in an industrial society
In the awareness of that not even much spade work has been done on the chosen author, the reasons made above, this study aims at closing a systematic study of social realism to be found in the considerable body of Galsworthy’s drama, Strife (Kaye-Smith, 1916)
Summary
As a pragmatic and social thinker and critic, Galsworthy established himself as one of the prominent and influential playwrights in the history of English literature. Galsworthy’s Strife is a play concerning the clash between capital and labour, the waste of force involved in the caste-feeling of capital pitted against the caste-feeling of labour, the nemesis of extremism, the conflict between opposing wills, the lack of cohesion between leaders and the followers, the conflict of intransigent personalities, the inability of peace and prosperity, and fanaticism and inflexibility in an industrial society It focuses on the social conflicts of industrial life and retard production between John Antony, the Chairman of the Trenartha Tin Plate Works, and David Roberts, the Strike leader of the workers. This paper aims to look at social realism, Galsworthy as a realistic dramatist, and the influence of social realism in the play, Strife, and its significance as well
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