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    can be seen in the lines “im going” (Beckett 4) said by estragon, despite this he does not move and thus it can be seen that the initial action is delayed by the hope that remains in the idea of Godot’s arrival. Yet this hope is what causes the two’s suffering to begin with. In the Play In the play, it can be seen that this suffering integrates itself into and becomes a part of Vladimir 's and Estragon 's daily life. This is visible as Estragon suffers from constant aching feet and his…

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    Ann Bugliani 's essay, The Biblical Subtext in Beckett 's Waiting for Godot, she presents the reader with exerpts and analysis them by what she belived them to be of a biblical subtext. One example of this it the name of the person Vladimir and Estragon wait for, Godot. To some literary Scholars, "Godot" is a play on God. According to the comments on the youtube video, it stands for "little god" showing showing a disregard and some say a jab on the concept of a God. However, looking at the…

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    sit and wait until a greater force says we are. The play, “Waiting For Godot” by Samuel Beckett captures the feelings and perspective of two men who spend endless days waiting to be told something beyond their understanding. In the play we meet Estragon who’s also known as “Gogo,” a very aberrant human being with a child-like spirit, whom we meet after he comes back from lying in ditch all night. With his chronically poor memory and need for direction, we assume that he’s the dead weight of…

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    earlier, there is the appearance of leaves on the tree, apart from this change occurs when Vladimir and Estragon meet Pozzo and Lucky. The audience sees how Pozzo and Lucky have aged from the previous encounter, Pozzo is blind and Lucky is dumb, Pozzo also seems to have a failing memory. Vladimir asserts that they all met the previous day, but Pozzo assures him that they hadn’t met before. Estragon also shows a lack of recollection when he asks Vladimir, “and all that was yesterday, you say?”…

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    parents. Comparatively, Vladimir and Estragon in Waiting for Godot are paralysed in a state of waiting for an unknown being, called Godot, to come. These characters are ignorant of who Godot is and if they are waiting…

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    is probably to know the answer to this question that Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot and the fact that Godot is evasive and does not appear shows that this question will remain unanswered. They exist in a time frame where they eat, drink, sleep and wait and this is done in an attempt to appear “humane.” The characters, representing the whole of humanity, comes around as dehumanized, reduced to the level of animals, as Estragon is eager to have Pozzo`s leftover bones, showing a regression to…

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    While Absurd theater and Greek theater have many similarities the hero’s each play produces are very different. An absurd hero is always plagued with the certainty of death. They live their life knowing that death awaits them. The human condition is a major theme, and usually a depressing one. Even though these heroes are aware of their inevitable end and human condition they continue on and show a passion for life. They still seek pleasure and new experiences although finding such things seem…

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    While Theater of the Absurd and Greek theater have many similarities, the heroes that arise from these genres are very different. An “Absurd Hero” is always plagued with the certainty of death; he or she lives life knowing that death awaits. The human condition is a major theme, and usually a depressing one. In Greek theater, the “Tragic Hero” is unaware of a major flaw in him or herself, which eventually leads to his or her demise. Though Absurd heroes are aware of their human condition and…

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    Contrary to the traditional plays that usually have clear plots, recognizable characters and logical dialogues, the plays that are categorized as absurd lack all of these essential elements. For this reason, actors playing Vladimir must first fully comprehend the practice of Theatre of the Absurd and the implicit information about the characters in the play script. The original notion of Theatre of the Absurd came from the existentialist philosopher Albert Camus who said, “The absurd is born…

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    it: we may seize the moment, toss it around while the moments pass, a short dahs here, an exploration” (101). Neither character takes advantage of his free will in instances more important than something as trivial as moving or speaking non-sense. Estragon and Vladimir want to help Hamlet and listen to his story as their friend. They want to save him by destroying the letter that contains word from the king ordering Hamlet’s execution in England. Once again readers wonder would it even be…

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