It was a hit-everyone loves a rebel-and the play became a cornerstone of 'Le Théâtre de l'Absurde,' or Theater of the Absurd, a dramatic body of work largely defined by the characteristic traits of Godot.īeckett himself translated the play into English-his first language-shortly afterwards, and the play’s success continued. (Two guesses what that means in French.) The work was revolutionary for what it lacked: real plot, discernible character development, and any sort of adherence to dramatic traditions. Samuel Beckett originally wrote the play in French, with the title En attendant Godot. The sheer emptiness and randomness of the plot causes the audience (or reader) to wonder if anything is going to happen, and whether there is any meaning to anything in the play-or in life. Waiting for Godot, published by Samuel Beckett in 1949, is a work of Absurdism that explores themes of Existentialist philosophy. It's way more mind-meltingly deep than that. So what is happening in Waiting For Godot? Is this play about two total doormats with weird names? Is it about unrequited love? Is it a scathing treatise on ghosting ? And-shocker-Godot is once more a no-show. Didi and Gogo not only wait for Godot until dark, but, when it's obvious that he's not coming, they come back the next day and wait again. So naturally the guys who have been waiting for Godot this whole time sulkily finish their brunch, leave Godot a few snappy voicemails, and post Instagrams of themselves going to the beach without Godot to make him jealous. That's because-spoiler, guys-Godot never shows. There's a big reason that this play isn't called Meeting Godot or Hey, Godot's Finally Here or Godot, WTF? We've Been Waiting For You.

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