Although I credit the actor's terrific skill, this monologue is the most overrated piece of writing in Western literature, a thing of novelty rather than beauty.
If the author means to say something about the nature of meaninglessness, it must be done in a way where I can follow his ideas, moment to moment, rather than tune out and admire the actor's technical prowess.
This is literary masturbation, and by the way, also a boring ass fuckin' play.
@witt19800 Who says something has to be beautiful to be brilliant.. If your a romantic read Jane Austen.. and pray tell how is it possible to follow someting that is meaningless?? If something is without meaning, its either a) without reason and not possible to follow or b) without significance and not worth following .. either way your point is complete nonsense.. You obviously don't have the apptitude to follow Becketts ideas, and your reaction is quite common for people of your IQ
"Who says something has to be beautiful to be brilliant?" That's straw man argument. Godot is a PLAY, and therefore ART. That art has to be "beautiful to be brilliant" is self evident.
When did I say Lucky's monologue was "meaningless"? PAY ATTENTION. I said that although Lucky speaks about the "nature of meaninglessness", his ideas are presented in a way that prevents the audience from following along. And communication is a two way street.
The only thing that is 'self evident' is your lack of understanding of Absurdist theatre and what constitutes 'art'. Before engaging in a slanging match with someone so obviously below my intellect, the irony of the subject matter isn't lost on me. Alas feeling the need to broadly explain Absurdist theatres ideology of expressing the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose and the inevitability of all communications breaking down..is obviously lost on a retard like you.
Maybe I'm wrong, but my interpretation of the speech is something similar to his play Play; that Lucky says this speech at a breakneck pace, with all of these thoughts rushing out of him at once without punctuation.
I remember watching this version on school's televison some time in the mid 00s. It's amazing what you stumble across when you're unemployed.
The primary thing that leaps out at me with this version is the set design. It portrays all the lonelyness, the bleakness that Beckett's work requires, but it avoids being minamalist or abstract.
You really feel the play is taking place in a real physical space. It provides a lot more depth than the tree and backdrop of many stage productions.
It's not about the words.
JarrBay 1 week ago
Memorable.
AzafreakSM 2 months ago
wooww I did an skating dance about this speech!!!
missrevenge8 5 months ago
Although I credit the actor's terrific skill, this monologue is the most overrated piece of writing in Western literature, a thing of novelty rather than beauty.
If the author means to say something about the nature of meaninglessness, it must be done in a way where I can follow his ideas, moment to moment, rather than tune out and admire the actor's technical prowess.
This is literary masturbation, and by the way, also a boring ass fuckin' play.
witt19800 8 months ago
@witt19800 it is satire, dummy
euthydemos 4 months ago
@euthydemos That doesn't disprove my point, you ignoramus.
witt19800 4 months ago
@witt19800 I agree.
JayGatsbyOdysseus 3 months ago
@witt19800 Who says something has to be beautiful to be brilliant.. If your a romantic read Jane Austen.. and pray tell how is it possible to follow someting that is meaningless?? If something is without meaning, its either a) without reason and not possible to follow or b) without significance and not worth following .. either way your point is complete nonsense.. You obviously don't have the apptitude to follow Becketts ideas, and your reaction is quite common for people of your IQ
THEREBELFOX1 1 month ago
"Who says something has to be beautiful to be brilliant?" That's straw man argument. Godot is a PLAY, and therefore ART. That art has to be "beautiful to be brilliant" is self evident.
When did I say Lucky's monologue was "meaningless"? PAY ATTENTION. I said that although Lucky speaks about the "nature of meaninglessness", his ideas are presented in a way that prevents the audience from following along. And communication is a two way street.
Go back to the drawing board, you dumb fuck.
witt19800 2 weeks ago
The only thing that is 'self evident' is your lack of understanding of Absurdist theatre and what constitutes 'art'. Before engaging in a slanging match with someone so obviously below my intellect, the irony of the subject matter isn't lost on me. Alas feeling the need to broadly explain Absurdist theatres ideology of expressing the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose and the inevitability of all communications breaking down..is obviously lost on a retard like you.
THEREBELFOX1 3 days ago
@THEREBELFOX1 So your argument is this:
"Human existence has no meaning or purpose, therefore all communications break down."
First. The purpose of Man's existence is to ensure his own survival. To argue against this is to argue against evolutionary biology.
Second, your argument isn't sound. How does the first part of your sentence necessitate the second?
Third, to communicate the idea that communication is futile is self contradicting.
In conclusion, you're fuckin' dumb.
witt19800 1 day ago
Maybe I'm wrong, but my interpretation of the speech is something similar to his play Play; that Lucky says this speech at a breakneck pace, with all of these thoughts rushing out of him at once without punctuation.
IndianaJoker 10 months ago
I have 2 memorise this for a school drama monologe assignment 0______________0 Should be fun to do though
MaskedMenace830 1 year ago
@mbasketcballb no it is "unfinished"
8Lance8 1 year ago
Love it. No better version of Lucky that I have ever seen.
edwardcating 1 year ago 2
I remember watching this version on school's televison some time in the mid 00s. It's amazing what you stumble across when you're unemployed.
The primary thing that leaps out at me with this version is the set design. It portrays all the lonelyness, the bleakness that Beckett's work requires, but it avoids being minamalist or abstract.
You really feel the play is taking place in a real physical space. It provides a lot more depth than the tree and backdrop of many stage productions.
Stanmorden 1 year ago 7