Waiting For Godot

This is a slideshow using stills from various sources. Waiting for Godot -- the proper name correctly pronounced "Goddo" /'gɒ.dəʊ/, stressing the first syllable in contrast to the syllabically even stress typical of Standard French pronunciation -- is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot, who never arrives. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's premiere. The identity of Godot has been the subject of much debate. When Colin Duckworth asked Beckett point-blank whether Pozzo was Godot, the author replied: No. It is just implied in the text, but it's not true. When Roger Blin asked him who or what Godot stood for, Beckett replied that it suggested itself to him by the slang word for boot in French, godillot, godasse because feet play such a prominent role in the play. This is the explanation he has given most often. Beckett said to Peter Woodthorpe that he regretted calling the absent character Godot, because of all the theories involving God to which this had given rise. "I also told [Ralph] Richardson that if by Godot I had meant God I would [have] said God, and not Godot. This seemed to disappoint him greatly." That said, Beckett did once concede, It would be fatuous of me to pretend that I am not aware of the meanings attached to the word Godot, and the opinion of many that it means God. But you must remember I wrote the play in French, and if I did have that meaning in my mind, it was somewhere in my unconscious and I was not overtly aware of it. Beckett has often stressed the strong unconscious impulses that partly control his writing; he has even spoken of being in a trance when he writes. What if Godot were to arrive? The play suggests that were this to happen only one of the two tramps would benefit. Of the two thieves crucified along with Jesus only one was saved, of the two boys who work for Godot only one appears safe from beatings, Beckett [even] said, only half-jokingly, "that [only] one of Estragons feet was saved; it is perhaps better for the pair of them that he does not come. (Source: Wikipedia)

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[cjckcjck1950]

Amazing potpourri of images and exceptionaly well-chosen background music. Well done!

[Orishanla]

@cjckcjck1950 Thank you. The play is a metaphor for our society, isn't it?

[Orishanla]

Thanks for watching!

[SomethingReal1119]

Oh wow, the music is PERFECT for this. Great job.

[Orishanla]

@SomethingReal1119 Thanks!

[uuamenator]

OBJECTION!

I don't see any Godot in this vid

[Orishanla]

@uuamenator I think you're missing the point! :-) Godot never comes.

[shahrayar52]

Definitivo Abismal



[uuamenator]

@himynamesrhys it just CAN'T be this lame.

[himynamesrhys]

@uuamenator That's because Godot is God.

The implication is that God never comes when you need him :)

[uuamenator]

@feedoyaar i was making an Ace Attourney referrence. look up 'godot objection' or something...

[feedoyaar]

@uuamenator u need to wait