"Waiting for Godot" play poster and brochure (METU Players, 1995)

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1995

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"Waiting for Godot" is one of Irish writer Samuel Beckett's most famous poems. is one of his works. This play has an important place in the history of modern theater and is an existential It is one of the leading examples of the absurd theater movement by dealing with themes. The play begins with Vladimir and Estragon under a tree, in an undetermined place and time, named Godot. It starts with them waiting at the meeting point expected by someone. These two characters are Godot's They can't remember exactly who he is or why they're waiting, but they still want him. They continue to wait. During the waiting, various conversations took place between Vladimir and Estragon. dialogues, discussions and absurd events occur. The characters struggle with their own existential problems in despair. They question their situation. Along with them are two other characters, Pozzo and his servant Lucky. appear, and their interactions with these characters form an important part of the game. However, Godot never arrives and at the end of the play, the characters are still waiting. of the game In the end, Vladimir and Estragon cannot decide whether Godot will come or not. and yet they continue to wait. "Waiting for Godot" deals with existential themes and human loneliness, helplessness and It is considered an important modern classic for its depiction of ambiguity. Samuel Beckett This play, shaped by its striking use of language and absurd atmosphere, leaves the audience deep in thought. It prompts and questions the fundamental problems of human existence.

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METU theater plays, Art on campus, Waiting for Godot

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/106311
https://bellek.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/106311

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METU Bellek, Multimedia