Essays about: "Beckett"
Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the word Beckett.
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6. Why are We Waiting? Habit and the Role of Consciousness in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : The controversial play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is a play in which nothing but waiting really seems to happen. Throughout the play, the two characters Vladimir and Estragon continue waiting for Godot despite the fact that he never comes. READ MORE
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7. Godot is Dead : Nietzsche and Beckett on Salvation and Suffering in a Godless Universe
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : There are many parallels and points of similarity between the themes of the play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and the themes explored by Friedrich Nietzsche. This essay examines the play in light of some of Nietzsche’s key concepts, such as the Will to Power, the Übermensch or Overman, the Eternal Recurrence, as well as the aesthetic conception of existence. READ MORE
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8. A Psychoanalytic Reading of Vladimir and Estragon in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
University essay from EngelskaAbstract : Much has been written about Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, but as far as I am aware no one has compared the two characters of Vladimir and Estragon in order to analyse what makes Vladimir more willing to wait than Estragon. This essay claims that Vladimir is more willing to wait because he cannot deal with the fact that they might be waiting in vain and he involves himself more in his surrounding than Estragon. READ MORE
