The Exploration of Resistance against Violence in Shahid Nadeem’s Play The Third Knock

Abstract

The research explores resistance against violence in Shahid Nadeem’s play The Third Knock by taking the insights of Frantz Fanon’s perspective of violence. The objective of the study is to examine significant factors that allow oppressive mentalities to find space and invade the freedom of weaker communities. The background of the study is based on Fanon’s idea that highlights the elevation of the oppressed to the forefront, who were pushed to the lowest point of their lives. The findings and results of the study are categorized into three major factors: violence escalation, including oppression and injustice; the position of initiating violence; and retaliation against oppressive forces. It concludes that human beings have limits to tolerate injustice, particularly to a certain extent, that it eventually reaches a breaking point, becoming uncontrollable. The study adopted the interpretive research design using a qualitative approach.