Abstract

The Image of The Tramps' Suffering in Samuel Beckett's

Ahmed Yasir Dhain

Volume: 11 Issue: 1 2021

Abstract:

This study is distinctively restricted to the study of the image of the tramps' suffering in investigating the relationship between the character and its destiny in the meaninglessness of life as in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot". It aims to find out a solution for an escape from perpetual suffering and despair. This study hypothesizes that the suffering of the man becomes conscious of the emptiness of his hope. It also shows the characters of this play simply involve some kind of suffering. The characters focus on the image of man's inevitable failure and fragility of his condition. It is divided into four sections, each analysing a topic. Finally, the study has reached some conclusions that verify the hypothesis of the study.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v11i01.003

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