How to Read Samuel Becketts Waiting for Godot
An introduction to Waiting for Godot (1954), by the Franco-Irish novelist, playwright, Nobel laureate, and nihilist Samuel Beckett (1906-1989). This is a play in which nothing happens, twice \u2014 as the critic Vivian Mercier memorably wrote.\xa0\nIn this three-part episode, you\u2019ll learn first about Beckett\u2019s style; and about the play\u2019s structure, plot, and setting. Then we\u2019ll address what it means to wait. What are we waiting for? How do we wait? What do we do as we wait? Finally, we\u2019ll address the meaning of Godot. Who is he? What is he? What resolution does Godot offer and withhold?\nIf you ever have, or someone you know has, suicidal thoughts \u2014 caused by existential dread or any reason whatsoever \u2014 reach out to the Distress Centre 24/7 at 403-266-HELP(4357).