Waiting for godot
Waiting for godotReading a work of literature often makes a reader experience certain
feelings. These feeling differ with the content of the work, and are
usually needed to perceive the author's ideas in the work. For example,
Samuel Beckett augments a reader's understanding of Waiting For Godot by
conveying a mood, (one which the characters in the play experience), to the
reader. Similarly, a dominant mood is thrust upon a reader in Beowulf.
These moods which are conveyed aid the author in conveying ideas to a
reader.
In Waiting for Godot, Beckett uses many pauses, silences, and ellipses
(three dots (...) used to create a break in speech) to express a feeling of
waiting and unsureness. There is a twofold purpose behind this technique.
For one, it shows that Vladimir and Estragon, the two main characters who
are waiting for Godot, are unsure of why they are waiting for him. This
also foreshadows that they will be waiting a very long time.
In some cases in literature, an idea can only be conveyed properly if
those on the receiving end of the idea are able to experience the feelings
that a character is experiencing in the work. For example, in order for a
reader to feel how and understand why Vladimir and Estragon feel as though
they do while they wait, it is essential for that reader to either
understand or experience the same feelings that Vladimir and Estragon are
experiencing. Vladimir and Estragon are waiting; waiting for Godot, to be
exact; and Beckett wants the reader to feel as if he or she were waiting
also. Along with the feeling of waiting that a reader may experience, he
or she might also understand how Vladimir...
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