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No logical exposition or resolution can be drawn from Waiting for Godot because the play has an essentially circular and repetitive structure. In a traditional play there is a linear development – the characters are introduced, there is a statement of the problem, the characters are developed, and the playContinue Reading
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is quite a different play from the conventional ones and does not have a story to tell us. Two tramps named Vladimir and Estragon meet on a country road with a bare tree and a mound at the background. They wait incessantly for someoneContinue Reading
Vladimir and Estragon are the main protagonists of the play, Waiting for Godot. In hearing the play read, even the most experienced theater person will often confuse one of the characters for the other. Therefore, the similarities are as important as the differences between them. Vladimir and Estragon are waitingContinue Reading
Throughout Waiting for Godot Beckett utilizes pairing or doubling of characters. All the characters in the play are paired. Indeed, the main characters Vladimir and Estragon seem like twins. Pozzo and Lucky are so closely paired that they are connected with a rope. In addition, the pair of boys whoContinue Reading
Martin Esslin, the critic responsible for coining the term “Theatre of the Absurd,” defines absurdity as “that which has no purpose, goal, or objective”. The movement emerged in France after the horrors of World War II as a rebellion against the basic beliefs and values in traditional culture and literature.Continue Reading
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