THEME OF ISOLATION IN ‘WAITING FOR GODOT’

Modern dramas of Samuel Beckett, are the genres of literature, noted for the spontaneity of actions it has, along with the theme of loneliness of the characters.'Waiting for Godot: A Tragic Comedy in Two Acts' is the major play of the writer with the post modern sensibility, Samuel Beckett.He was a modern writer, with a postmodern sensibility.Beckett's dramas are noted around the world for the 'absurd' elements like lack of coherent plot, repeated dialogues, alienation experienced by the characters and complicated, round characters.This particular play, is noted for its unique 'absurd' presentation of the story line, it presents to the spectators, at the time of its writing and presentation of the matter.The play, 'Waiting for Godot' also portrays number of themes to the audience.One of the major themes of the play is the loneliness experienced by the characters, in a peculiar way, by each of them.Though the characters appear as pairs, all the characters -Vladimir and Estragon, Lucky and Pozzo and the boy and his brother, experiences a solitude, that makes them absurd and alienated individuals.Loneliness act as a catalyst in the life of characters, who moves forward with the motto that, 'Godot will come in Theme of Isolation in 'Waiting for Godot' https://iaeme.com/