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Great book and I have to say what a fantastic condensed explanation of the distinction between absurdism and existentialism. Top notch

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Amazing lecture! I have seen this play live (in Philadelphia/US), and throughout I grew frustrated watching the two men go on and on and watching them wait and wait. I was with a friend who had the same sentiments; at intermission she asked if we should leave, and because the intermission was after more than half the play, I wanted to stay to see how things played out. I just had to see Godot. Was he/she God? Death? A dream realized? 🤷🏽‍♀ So we stayed. Of course I left the play disappointed and unfulfilled because of its ending. That was a year ago. I have frequently thought of the play from time to time, smirking at the time wasted in seeing it. It wasn’t until this very moment (about 20 mins ago at 6:39AM Saturday mourning/morning) that I realized how clever Sam B was; not only was his audience thrust into the play themselves to casually see which character they identified with, but for me and my friend, we actually became the two main characters if but for one moment. “Do you wanna leave?” “No...let’s WAIT and see.” And to that end I’ll say, live in every moment; whatever’s coming will come anyway, if it’s meant to; but don’t waste your time watching the time, waiting to act, waiting for Godot. In doing so (waiting) you will upset the balance of your suffering. Just live in the meantime ❤#waitingforgodot

The play reminds me of the quote from Shawshank Redemption "Hope is a good thing and no good thing should ever die". The Hope of Godot (purpose, meaning, happiness) to appear in our lives is what engages us in futile tasks like the characters in the play. The realisation that Godot would never appear and we would have to accept this fact and carry on without it is the main theme of the play in my opinion. Your Videos are exceptionally good. Please keep making 10 minute analysis videos of books. They are the best thing available on this platform.

Having only been introduced to this play today, it gives me a sense of deja vu and it gives me excitement you feel that anything could be waiting around the corner

Excellent!!!! Complex issues have been explained so easily, simply.......Existentialism.......

I'm writing an essay on the Meaning in meaningless in Beckett's theatre and this video is the exact stuff I needed.

Friend! You should have many views, excellent interpretation, thank you for delving into the reading, it is an infinite pleasure. Thank you for placing the subtitles in Spanish, greetings from Colombia!

Seriously, these videos are so engaging. I read Waiting for Godot in my Drama class, and man, it sure is something I didn't expect. Thank you for this awesome video, friend!

I saw this play in highschool, it was very weird and gave me an empty and alien feeling

Great video, friend! Enjoyed every single bit of it.

Brilliant!

Excellent! 👌🏼

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Beautiful explanation. 👏🏾

Amazing.

Great explanation keep up the good work 👏🏻❤️

Great explanation. Thanks

It's rather interesting to see different take on life, but quite fortunately not all of us are constantly in negative state of mind, and other type of literature are out there to balance it out.

Great video, Comrade! I have read it a year ago. Seems like i have to return to it again.

Thank you

Good stuff!

Samuel Beckett, whose writing is often surrounded by an aura of genius, was masterful in his ability to distill human experience down to its most basic essences. His work, especially "Waiting for Godot" in my view, carries with it a duality that is both deeply moving and inexplicably confusing. It is precisely in this play's lack of conventional action and obvious meaning that its genius lies. By creating a world where the traditional narrative is absent, Beckett challenges viewers to engage with the play on a more personal and introspective level. I completely agree that 'Waiting For Godot' should not be exclusively classified as an existentialist play, and that it should rather be considered an absurd, though not meaningless, fiction. In my opinion, the existentialist perspective in this play is made visible by the fact that it is the viewer themselves who must fill the void left by the missing action, which leads to a deeper understanding of their own existential questions and concerns. The pointless waiting and the repetitive dialogue create a mirror for the audience, reflecting the human condition and the intractable questions about the nature of existence. This is what appeals so strongly to me, and at the viewer's own discretion, I think. The linguistic power and philosophical depth in the play, despite the fact that the dialogue appears to be banal and repetitive, digs deep into existential and metaphysical questions that I believe resonate with many readers' and viewers' perceptions of the senselessness and unpredictability of human experiences. It is precisely this form of dramaturgy that creates a metaphor for the static and, for many, often absurdly cyclical nature of human existence. We are all in some aspect of our lives 'waiting for Godot' - searching for meaning, purpose and validation. If you are someone who identifies with existentialism (and absurdism😜), I strongly recommend that you give this masterpiece of a dialogue-based absurdist theater play a try. You will undoubtedly find "Waiting for Godot" both provocative and affirming. Beckett's play not only provides nourishment for existential thinking, but also for a sense of solidarity in the face of the absurd. You know, there is a kind of catharsis in acknowledging the absurd and laughing at it, as well as a comfort in understanding that one's own search for meaning is a universal experience.😉 I really enjoyed the play "Waiting for Godot", not only as a literary and cultural experience, but also as a meditative exercise. The play is timeless and it is as relevant today as what it was when first performed 80 years ago, and it will also remain as relevant in the future. Samuel Beckett has created a paradox with his Magnum Opus. Its structural buildup is a contradiction that falls on its own absurdity because the author has managed to combine two elements of art that cannot be reconciled. Despite all the underlying absurdity, it is a work that allows you to explore the fundamental questions of your life, through a framework of theatrical minimalism and philosophical depth.

Thanks!

Have you seen the Waiting for Godot play with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen?

Birmingham Festival Theatre Jan 20 - Feb 05 2023

Beckett was asked about the first line..."Nothing to be done." He said when he was in a Paris library he found a very old manuscript 12th or 13th century written by some kind of a monk and the opening line was...you guessed it...Nothing to be done. Writiers will use whatever works at the time.

Godot might also demonstrate Hope. That's the first thing I thought.

Ur explanation super sir Which microphone u use?

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I can wait. I can fast. I can think. I am all corrected. Some men would die of boredom Or hang themselves In places where turkeys fly round already roasted And lovers find each other without delay And keep the other without difficulty.

waiting for Guffman !

Waiting for Godot is like the negative print of The Grapes of Wrath from Ford.I can't find any source but i am sure that Beckett saw the film. It has the same concepts in a negative way and aesthetic(no god but still a plea,relations of exploitation,funny old guys,only together we can do it,the less stupid must help the most stupid,the less helpless,the more helpless,etc).Just the heroes in Beckett are way more stupid and helpless ,and there is no positive end. "Was I sleeping, while the others suffered? Am I sleeping now? Tomorrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of today? That with Estragon my friend, at this place, until the fall of night, I waited for Godot? That Pozzo passed, with his carrier, and that he spoke to us? Probably. But in all that what truth will there be? (Estragon, having struggled with his boots in vain, is dozing off again. Vladimir looks at him.) He'll know nothing. He'll tell me about the blows he received and I'll give him a carrot. (Pause.) Astride of a grave and a difficult birth. Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave digger puts on the forceps. We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries. (He listens.) But habit is a great deadener. (He looks again at Estragon.) At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is sleeping, he knows nothing, let him sleep on. (Pause.) I can't go on!" Lucky monologues about progress but still people shrink as he says, the tractor analogy to the grapes of wrath. i don't think that Vladimir as name is so random choice,he made him a little bit more mature,he is from USSR. Godot is something like a landlord (the boys talk about him)his name is associated with God ,associatively ,in the minds of these 2 who don't have a good memory he is the one they expect to save them, to the one who did their plea as they say at the beginning. But we don't know, really, what the true relationship of these three is.

Is Godot a persons name or it actually means something?

Seinfeld

I might be listening to too many of these; one after another. I will pick just a handful of topics and focus on the lessons. And then smoke legal pot in a cop's presence like a mofuka.

You basically read wikipedia, word by word

Nonsense. Beckett never told us what the play was about. You are projecting, atheist.