Monday, October 3, 2011

Waiting... :(

Reading Waiting for Godot was unlike any reading experience I've ever had. During many points in the text, I was confused, overwhelmed, and generally bored. I found the characters, Estragon and Vladimir esecially peculiar in the first act with the nature of their conversation. At many instances in the text, the character's recited the same lines back to each other over and over; this repetitiont was often confusing. I found it difficult to take the events of the play literally; I kept searching for a deeper meaining or symbolism. I found it interesting that they discussed in detail the difference and uncertanties surronding the Bible's illustraion of Christ's crucifixtion. The characters dwar Biblical parallels and seem to associate Godot with a mystical higher power. However, though the connection between the character are intriguing, the play is absolutely exacerbating to the reader and I DID NOT enjoy reading it.

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  1. I also was confused and slightly bored. The characters dialogue was so close and fast that they begin to blend and it becomes impossible to remember who said what. Also because the character generally seem to banter on into the unknown with their dialogue it becomes terribly boring.

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