1.1. Samuel Barclay Beckett: (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989). was an Irish novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is considered one of the last modernist writers, and one of the key figures in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd".His best-known work is his 1953 play Waiting for Godot. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing.
2. who is Godot?
2.1. Godot is a mysterious character and an idea in the play. The play largely deals with two characters that are waiting for Godot and it’s because of these characters that Godot takes up an important place. The play was first written in French and later on was translated in to English. ‘Godot’ in French is a substitute for God, and in German ‘Gott’ is God and ‘tot’ is death, and that means God dead ‘Gott tot’ , but Beckett, the writer of the play denied its relation to God.
3. Waiting for Godot is Absurd play, -The word “Absurd” means foolishness, senseless, opposed to reason, something silly and ridiculous. The “Theatre of the Absurd” is also known as a “New Theatre”. “Theater of Absurd” is a term or particular movement started in late 1950s. It is also a term for the style of theatre the plays represent. The plays focus largely on ideas of ‘existentialism’ and express what happens when human existence lacks meaning or purpose and communication breaks down.
4. The Theater of Absurd
4.1. The philosophy articulated by French philosopher Albert Camus in his essay the myth of Sisyphus. 2. In which he defines the human condition as basically meaningless. 3. Camus claims that there is a fundamental conflict between what we want from the universe (whether it be meaning, order, or reasons) and what we find in the universe (formless chaos). We will never find in life itself the meaning that we want to find. 4. life is meaningless
5. The structure of the play
5.1. The structure of the play is typically a round shape, with the finishing point the same as the starting point. Logical construction and argument give way to irrational and illogical speech and to the ultimate conclusion.
6. Waiting for Godot as a theatre of absurd
6.1. 1-Meaninglessness of life. 2-Lack of plot. 3. Elements of “Existentialism “. 4. Nonsense language. 5. Characters are stereotypical and archetypal 6. Importance of Repetition. 7. Comic Scenes. 8. Different from Traditional drama. 9. Absurd or unexplained ending .
