Samuel Beckett

Beckett was one of the greatest and most influential literary figures of this century, and 'Waiting for Godot', now regarded as a classic of 20th-century European literature, is part of the standard repertoire in theatres around the world

Waiting for Godot

Waiting For Godot

Was this entirely necessary? Fucking Who's On First ass play

Jonnie Dolan

Hold that. [Estragon takes Vladimir's hat. Vladimir adjusts Lucky's hat on his head. Estragon puts on Vladimir's hat in place of his own which he hands to Vladimir. Vladimir takes Estragon's hat. Estragon adjusts Vladimir's hat on his head. Vladimir puts on Estragon's hat in place of Lucky's which he hands to Estragon. Estragon takes Lucky's hat. Vladimir adjusts Estragon's hat on his head. Estragon puts on Lucky's hat in place of Vladimir's which he hands to Vladimir. Vladimir takes his hat. Estragon adjusts Lucky's hat on his head. Vladimir puts on his hat in place of Estragon's which he hands to Estragon. Estragon takes his hat. Vladimir adjusts his hat on his head. Estragon puts on his hat in place of Lucky's which he hands to Vladimir. Vladimir takes Lucky's hat. Estragon adjusts his hat on his head. Vladimir puts on Lucky's hat in place of his own which he hands to Estragon. Estragon takes Vladimir's hat. Vladimir adjusts Lucky's hat on his head. Estragon hands Vladimir's hat back to Vladimir who takes it and hands it back to Estragon who takes it and hands it back to Vladimir who takes it and throws it down.] How does it fit me?

Bart Veldhuijsen 

Estragon: We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist?

Maureen

"Well, shall we go? 
 Yes, let's go. 
They do not move"

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The quote basically sums up the play. Two men stuck in limbo, waiting for god(ot). Slowly losing their sanity as the seconds, minutes, and hours go by. Yet does Godot ever arrive, though?

Wish I had whatever Estragon and Vladimir have going on

Sivani

"They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more."
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Brace yourselves for an off-kilter comedy that is as confusing and dark as it is funny, where profoundness blurs into absurdity on an endless loop.
	
There are no straight answers while waiting for Godot, which is only appropriate, because the questions are as crooked as they come. Touching upon everything and nothing, this play is a strange, frustrating, and entertaining exercise in insanity that shines a light on humanity like nothing else.
	
"Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful."

Stan D

Estragon: I can't go on like this
Vladimir: That's what you think

Regardless of the purposelessness of life on this burning planet, perseverance is found everywhere. So too is it found within. Misery and suffering will persist. So will we.

The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?

 Answer.
That you are here—that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. (WW, 1892)

Andrew John Kinney

After the last four years, I felt that reading a Theatre of the Absurd play made sense.

Varol Aksoy

gelir mi Godot? bu arada fransız eseri okuyorum kızmıyorsunuz değil mi?

Faith Ho 

cldn't figure out the point of this play until i went to read up about it and realised the point was that there was no point. introducing: the theatre of the absurd. 

likely a lot of interesting things to read between the lines but im slightly (read: very) exhausted to do so; nonetheless, lots of well crafted literary elements (especially the staccato-rhythm dialogue frequently present between vladimir and estragon; the strange crisp kind of stage directions that id love to see enacted, and cyclic symbols) and points of interpretation. it's bizarre, yet concise, so somehow... it works. 

"Vladimir: This is becoming really insignificant. [...] 
Estragon: We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist? 
Vladimir: Yes yes, we're magicians"

surprising points of understated humour (that as the best kind of humour does, reveal something): 
Estragon: Ah! (Pause. Despairing.) What'll we do, what'll we do! 
Vladimir: There's nothing we can do. 
Estragon: But I can't go on like this. 
Vladimir: Would you like a radish?

indeed. 

as estragon says, "We are all born mad. Some remain so." i felt a little mad (crazy, not angry) reading this.

I really enjoyed this book even tho it was really short. I usually dont read plays but this one was quite interesting.

At the start, in prologue, it say that Godot is someone or something the two guys are waiting for. Godot can be God, theyre waiting for someone who we do not know is even real. After that they talk about Jesus and his, i do not how to call them, knights. What may relate to them and Godot. Also theres this tree at the start of first part and second, describing how in the second part the tree is blomming, beautiful, it has leaves etc. That, I assume, he means about the tree of life in bible and Estragon and Vladimir have hope to see Godot in second part, that's why the tree blossoms. I find it funny how they dont move after saying for example "im going to go now" or "im leaving" which can be theatre of the absurd.

All in all, I really like this play. I would love to one day go to theatre and watch it. Also, I think Estragon and Vladimir are lovers

I really enjoyed this book even tho it was really short. I usually dont read plays but this one was quite interesting.

At the start, in prologue, it say that Godot is someone or something the two guys are waiting for. Godot can be God, theyre waiting for someone who we do not know is even real. After that they talk about Jesus and his, i do not how to call them, knights. What may relate to them and Godot. Also theres this tree at the start of first part and second, describing how in the second part the tree is blomming, beautiful, it has leaves etc. That, I assume, he means about the tree of life in bible and Estragon and Vladimir have hope to see Godot in second part, that's why the tree blossoms. I find it funny how they dont move after saying for example "im going to go now" or "im leaving" which can be theatre of the absurd.

All in all, I really like this play. I would love to one day go to theatre and watch it. Also, I think Estragon and Vladimir are lovers

a tragicomedy in two acts

kesha

(not a tearjerker) i'm fucking bawling. i think i would have killed myself if this was any longer. i cannot even joke about how gay this was. i think i need to abstain from everything existential-adjacent for a couple years.

Khaled Alaasr

They give birth astride of a grave, the 
light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.

Drew Dost

Fairly strange and confusing but very intriguing and thought-provoking!

Nada Ghanim

Let's go.
We can't 
Why not?
We're waiting for Godot!

We'll hang ourselves tomorrow. Unless Godot comes.

I recommend reading the play and watching this simultaneously
https://youtu.be/Wifcyo64n-w

audrey 🪐

Angellica Skrinos

This book was quite possibly one of the most boring books I’ve ever read. And I loved it. Concept of nothing happening is super cool. Never read anything like this before. However probably wouldn’t read again.

Emmett

Weirdly postmodern in line with my expectations and thus pleased with its aimlessness on the surface that nonetheless tugged at something more. Some sections were beautifully moving in its simplicity.

nair

VLADIMIR: You should have been a poet. 
ESTRAGON: I was. (Gesture towards his rags.) Isn't that obvious?

Caroline Lewicki

A fascinating allegory about searching for meaning, waiting for something or someone to come along and give it to you. This one definitely requires some of those college level analytical skills that were planted in me but I really enjoyed the sort of calming chaos of this play and the way it reflects real life.

Saskia P

Sophia De La Garza

1 star
Reading this book for a class, I understand the importance it has on the literature world. It provides insight into religion and the daily life of humans. And I'm sure discussing this book in a class setting will be interesting but overall as a reader this was just not for me. 

I'm already not a fan of plays, and this one just lost my interest from page one. I'm sure seeing it performed would give me a different perspective, but reading it was unenjoyable.

Nicholas Hanemann

Thea

Olivera Mitić

I don't like reviewing classics, and this time will not be an exception, but I just have to add that I truly can't see why this is considered a classic. 

Mostly pointless to the level of extremes and not particularly entertaining. 

The message was kinda thrown in your face and I feel as if it would have worked better as a short story or some other format. I can't see anyone being able to enjoy it as a production.

Gerda Šalengaitė

Kaip mes visi laukiame Dievo, atsakymo ir prasmės, taip jie laukia Godot. O tame laukime - nieko. Kaip ir gyvenime.
Nihilizmo viršūnė, gal todėl man taip ir patiko.

Waiting for Godot

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