Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Book Analysis), Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Waiting for Godot with this concise
and insightful summary and analysis!

This engaging summary presents an analysis of Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett, a play which follows a pair of tramps over two days of their lives as
they wait for a mysterious man called Godot. Nothing else really happens, and
that is exactly the point of play: through the somewhat ridiculous
protagonists and the complete lack of action in Waiting for Godot, Beckett
points out that life itself has no meaning, and we spend most of it waiting
for something – or someone – to come along and change this. Premiered in Paris
in 1953, Waiting for Godot met with astonishing success, and has since been
the subject of various different interpretations and even been voted “most
significant English language play of the 20th century” according to a poll
conducted by the British Royal National Theatre. Although Beckett wrote the
French version of his play before its English counterpart, he was actually
born in Ireland. He spent most of his life in Paris, and is regarded as one of
the most prominent writers of the 20th century, as well as one of the most
important dramatists of the Theatre of the Absurd.

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This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
•A complete plot summary
•Character studies
•Key themes and symbols
•Questions for further reflection

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