Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and conscience of the destructive power of scientific knowledge



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Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and conscience of the destructive power of scientific knowledge.

  • Awareness of man’s propensity to evil and conscience of the destructive power of scientific knowledge.

  • The lack of moral assurance and the decline of religious faith.

  • The disillusionment with both the liberal and social theories about economic and social progress.

  • Mistrust in the power of reason.



Existentialism saw man trapped in a hostile world.

  • Existentialism saw man trapped in a hostile world.

  • Human life was meaningless and this created a sense of confusion, despair and emptiness.

  • The universe was not rational and defied any explanation.









Waiting for Godot (written in French in 1952 and translated into English in 1954)

  • Waiting for Godot (written in French in 1952 and translated into English in 1954)

  • Endgame (1958)

  • Krapp’s Last Tape (1959)

  • Happy Days (1961)

  • Breath (1970)



No Setting: a desolate country road and a bare tree.

  • No Setting: a desolate country road and a bare tree.

  • Time: evening.

  • Characters: two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, bored by a day of nothingness; Pozzo and Lucky.





Vladimir and Estragon are complementary.

  • Vladimir and Estragon are complementary.

  • Lucky and Pozzo are linked by a relationship of master and servant.

  • Vladimir and Lucky represent the intellect.





The play has a circular structure  it ends almost exactly as it begins.

  • The play has a circular structure  it ends almost exactly as it begins.

  • The two acts are symmetrically built the stage is divided into two halves by a tree, the human races into two, Vladimir and Estragon.

  • It is pervaded by a grotesque humour.

  • Its tone is tragic and desperate.



Human impotence in the face of life’s meaninglessness.

  • Human impotence in the face of life’s meaninglessness.

  • A static world where nothing happens.

  • Absence of a traditional time  there is no past, present and future, just a repetitive present.

  • Disintegration of language absurd exchanges, broken and fragmented dialogues.

  • The lack of communication use of para-verbal language: mime, silences, pauses and gags.





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