Why Is Stoppard Considered A Valid Part Of History?

Carr's memories are thus a valid part of history, even if they are a not written "with entire accuracy," as Stoppard maintains in his preface(x), and even if they are only fitted to satisfy Carr's delusions and prejudices. But so was Ulysses, in which Joyce was going to have Carr as a drunkard and then decided to make him "private Carr," who served under sergeant-major Bennett, in the "Circe" episode. Stoppard thus grants Carr a place in history and in the records (represented by Stoppard's dramatic work) to take his revenge on Joyce, even if historically this never happened; and even if Carr never married Cecily, the librarian. Stoppard is thus not interested in historical accuracy as much as he is interested in showing that history

That is, for Stoppard, Time and history are not just fixed moments in history books. They are ever changing, dynamic, and re-creatable either in our memories, or from the different perspective of someone else, or even from our temporally different place in time. Stoppard thus made different plays, different historical figures, and different time frames collide together, and the result was Travesties. In a modern world with fast changes and relative realities, Travesties thus makes a statement about changeability and relativity and tries to capture a moment in history in its dynamic

Sherief, the Egyptian millionaire, is getting ready for the marriage of Zainab, his only daughter from his first marriage. His second wife, Samia, joins him. Upon looking at the Nile, Sherief is melancholic and the reason is that he feels that the Arabs have forgotten their history." It is true.. how much we disregard our nature.. and may be also neglect our selves and our history .. and I think this is our main problem" (Three Plays . 1.1 .280). Sherief , as a famous and rich businessman , knows that he has neglected many things in his life , mainly his children from his first marriage. But he knows that he cannot go back in time. "It is not possible for any human being to stop the rotation of time.. .Every creature of us has his turn "(1.1. 281). Sherief's sense of anxiety is thus a result of, what Heidegger calls, an inauthentic mode of living. He feels that he is in constant race with time and he feels worried about the things that he missed in life and cannot go back to mend. He knows that if he stopped for just a moment or two, he would realize how vain his running around was, but he also knows that his vocation as a businessman makes him overlook the past and try to forget it (1.1.