Existentialism in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
Abstract
As discussed in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, existential philosophy holds that each person must understand the meaning of existence through personal experience. This argument is backed up by the play's dialogue and action, as well as quotes from Samuel Beckett and his critics. The aim of this paper is to analyse this work particularly in the context of the idea of existentialism.
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