"Waiting for Godot" by Beckett
Title: "Waiting for Godot" by Beckett
Category: /History/European History
Details: Words: 741 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
"Waiting for Godot" by Beckett
Category: /History/European History
Details: Words: 741 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
One of the most unusual parts of the play is, not surprisingly, one of the most important parts. This is Lucky's 'speech', which is given near the middle of the play. It's importance is signalled not only by its content, but by its style and structure as well. While any other line in the play is important, if for no other reason, just for being there, Lucky's speech is utterly significant. In general, the other
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contrasted by those of sports (perhaps sgnifying a game's elevation in aggressiveness), and darker ones of death, close to the end of the speech ('...abode of stones...', '...the skulls...'), nostalgic of a possible Biblical interpretation.
Clearly, there is more than meets the eye for Lucky's speech. However, it is up to oneself to interpret the images as they fit, for the meaning of life and oneself can be found within it.