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@article{ART002869992},
author={Choi Seok Hun},
title={The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot},
journal={Journal of Modern English Drama},
issn={1226-3397},
year={2022},
volume={35},
number={2},
pages={209-227}

TY - JOUR
AU - Choi Seok Hun
TI - The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
JO - Journal of Modern English Drama
PY - 2022
VL - 35
IS - 2
PB - 한국현대영미드라마학회
SP - 209
EP - 227
SN - 1226-3397
AB - According to Jacques Derrida, forgiveness is impossible since it forgives the unforgivable. How would the Derridean aporia of forgiveness apply to Judas Iscariot, who is arguably one of the most unforgivable people in the history of western civilization? Drawing on Derrida’s and John D. Caputo’s philosophical discourse of forgiveness, this essay examines how Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005) represents the possibility of Judas’ forgiveness. I focus on the contrast between the conditional logic of forgiveness in the court of Purgatory and the unconditional love displayed by Jesus during his private encounter with his fallen apostle towards the end of the play in terms of Caputo’s weak theology. Whereas the logic of calculation and economy leaves forgiveness impossible in the court of law, Jesus’ unconditional love as a weak force strongly suggests the possibility of forgiveness. While drama has received little attention in the discussion of the relationship between forgiveness and literature, Guirgis’ play attests to the possibility of not only imagining but also performing forgiveness.
KW - Stephen Adly Guirgis;The Last Days of Judas Iscariot;forgiveness;Jacques Derrida;John D. Caputo
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Choi Seok Hun. (2022). The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Journal of Modern English Drama, 35(2), 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. 2022, "The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot", Journal of Modern English Drama, vol.35, no.2 pp.209-227.

Choi Seok Hun "The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" Journal of Modern English Drama 35.2 pp.209-227 (2022) : 209.

Choi Seok Hun. The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. 2022; 35(2), 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. "The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" Journal of Modern English Drama 35, no.2 (2022) : 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Journal of Modern English Drama, 35(2), 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Journal of Modern English Drama. 2022; 35(2) 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. 2022; 35(2), 209-227.

Choi Seok Hun. "The (Im-)Possibility of Forgiveness and the Theatrical Event of Love in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" Journal of Modern English Drama 35, no.2 (2022) : 209-227.