Abstract

TOWARDS AN INACTION DRAMA: WAITING AND THE CRISIS OF COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED PLAYS OF SAMUEL BECKETT

Suaad Abd Ali Kareem

Volume: 9 Issue: 2 2019

Abstract:

Samuel Beckett as a playwright prefers shedding light upon the meaninglessness and absurdity of Man's life through the unusual form and the characters' dialogues. The present study holds the view that life is absurd without meaning or purpose, very conscious. Beckett's plays address issues which concern all people around the world and emphasizes the absurdist themes as well, such as the meaninglessness of human existence, alienation of individuals, loss and death, lack of communication and feelings of anxiety, hopelessness and boredom. His plays are not restricted to a certain philosophy; rather, they are texts widely open to interpretations in many ways. While Beckett renounces limiting the readings of his plays, he did not say a lot about them, their meanings and their backgrounds, his answer to Alan Schneider, the first American director of Waiting for Godot, on the most nagging question of ―Who is Godot?‖ to which Beckett answered ―If I knew, I would have said so in the play‖ 1 .

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