Waiting for Godot : Samuel Beckett

                     Waiting for Godot 

Samuel Beckett 

Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. A resident of Paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both French and English.

Movie

Waiting for Godot (/ˈɡɒdoʊ/ GOD-oh) is a play by Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives.

The movie "Waiting for Godot" is directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. In this 2001 movie, Barry McGovern and Johnny Murphy played Vladimir and Estragon, where as Lucky and Pozzo were performed by Alan Standford and Stephan Brennan, respectively.

Thinking Activity 

In both Acts ,evening falls into night and moon rises .How would you like to interpret this 'coming of night and moon 'when actually they are waiting for Godot?

Falling of night will finish the waiting for the day. In movie we have seen that the boy is coming and telling Vladmir Godot will come tomorrow so new day brings new hope .Evening falls into night and moon rises means that Godot- God might come another day. New day might finish their waiting for Godot (this also shows that they are having fear of God so they are waiting). So they are waiting for coming of night and moon. 

The director feels the setting with some debris. Can you read any meaning in contours of debris in the setting of the play?

The director used debris in the setting. So, it can be the influence of the WW in the material world. Therefore, we can say that the meaninglessness of material world that keep on destroying, (human life,emotions,happiness)nothing is permanent in the life.

Do you agree: "The play (Waiting for Godot), we agreed, was a positive play, not negative, not pessimistic. As I saw it, with my blood and skin and eyes, the philosophy is: 'No matter what- atom bombs, hydrogen bombs, anything- life goes on. You can kill yourself, but you can't kill life."(E.G. Marshal who played Vladimir in original Broadway production 1950s)?

Yes I agree with the statements that ''You can kill yourself, but you can't kill life."We can see by positive side . We can see even after the death or suicide life doesn't stops it goes on and on . Our existence is also  accidental choiceless but then to live with positive vibes. We can't kill life it goes on.