Bhatt Prakruti B.Paper:9 The Modernist

LiteratureTopic: Absurdity in Waiting

for GodotRoll:No:12

Date:-14:10:2013

About Absurd Theater

Influence of Camus and Sartre (existentialism)

pessimistic view of man’s existence=

no purpose at all in man’s life, totally absurd=

After 2 world wars, in a world with no religion, with no belief Man is lost

?

A BIG existential question

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE????

How many Authors in Absurd Theater ??????????

• Samuel Beckett• Eugene Lonesco• Jean Genet• Harold Pinter• Tom Stoppard• Friedrich• Durrenmatt

• Alejandro Jodorowsky• Fernando Arrabal• Vaclav Havel • Edard Aalbee

About Samuel Beckett

Born :

13 April, 1906

Died :

22 December,1989

Facing a universe without God and without meaning or purpose.

Absurdity in Waiting for Godot

• Vladimir : Let's go.• Estaragon : Let's go.

(They both dont move.)

• Estragon:why don't we hang ourselves?• Vladimir:with what?• Estragon:you haven't got a bit of rope?• Vladimir:no• Estragon:then we can't• Vladimir:oh,wait,there is my belt• Vladimir:it's too short• Estragon:you could hang on to my legs• Vladimir:and who would hang onto

mine?• Estragon:true

• Vladimir : Where are your boots?

• Estragon : I must have thrown them away.

• Vladimir : When?• Estrgon : I don't know.• Vladimir : Why?• Estragon : (Exasperated). I don't

know why I don't know!• Vladimir : No, I mean why did

you throw them away?

`Estragone:What is it?

Vladimir:I don't know. A

willow.

Estragon:(Looking at the

tree).What is it?

Vladimir:It's tree.

Estragon:Yes, but what

kind?

Vladimir:I dont't know. A

willow.

D:\Videos on Education\Waiting for Godot\2.mp4

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