Samuel Becket

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Samuel Beckett, Roumenian Ionesco, Russian adamov, Spanish Arrabal. 1952-1962 are generally labelled “absurdust” The fact that they had all achieved he same convinctions their works were deeply rooted in the same cultural background. Experience of World War Two and che shock of the revelation of the atrocities of the Nazi. Vision of life was that of a man trapped in a hostile universe, no chance of happiness and who is destined to disgregation.
1Did not intend to represent reality as it is 2 did not intend to represent action but intended to convey a poetic image. Language is a way to fill the emptiness around the people

No interviews. Refuses to explain his own work or to comment on it. Born near Dublin in 1906, his childhood was a happy one. Distinguished himself by his scholastic ability. Studied modern languages at trinity college in Dublin. 1928 took degree. Spent 2 yr as an exhange student at normale in paris wrote a book on proust and in 1930 he teach French . in 1931 abandoned university life with no reasons. Spent 2yr in London and then in 1937 in paris. His stay in Paris enabled him to become one of the few people who were admitted into james joyce’s circle of friend. 1939 war broke out in 1939 he returned to paris preferring france in war to Ireland in peace. He worked for the resistance for 2yr . When the war ended he came back to Ireland to see his mother and than in 1945 back again in paris.
In 1953 waiting for Godot was performed in paris for the frist time and this caused a lot of articles about his work. In 1969 he was awarded with the nobel prize.

Waiting for godot is not an ordinary play. Deserted country road wih a barren tree so it can stand for any place in the world and is allusive of the desolate condition of mankind. The play does not explore a series of events but a static situation. They talk to fill the silence and to kill the time. Valadimir and estragot are two complementary personality Estragon the subconscious and Vladimir the rational side. Estragon volatile he dreams he forgets everything is sceptical about godot is weker is beaten continually is afraid of anything new. Vladimir persistent he hates dreams he remembers past events has hope in godot is stronger is protective conducs conversation with pozzo and the boy. Contemplate suicide it’s only a way to pass the time. POzzo and lucky are complementary too sadistic master and the submissive slave. Posso is rich lucky can only obey pozzo dancind for him and thinking. Lucky is the mind pozzo is the body. And they illustrate the negative aspect of the human condition. Gogot suggests the idea of God with the addition of ot

Themes . arbitrariness of the universe. The senso of time loneliness and dependence on each other need to talk. Absurdity of the man existence hope for a better future. God absents and indifferent sadness anguish waiting and is uselessness habit as a painkiller dependence.

Apathia – indifference

Athambia imperturbability

Aphasia inability to speak and communicate.

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