What inspired Ionesco to write 'The Chairs' as an absurdist allegory?
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What inspired Ionesco to write 'The Chairs' as an absurdist allegory?
Did anyone else find the ending both hopeful and unsettling at the same time?
How do you think the minimal staging and sparse dialogue impact the play's themes?