I've heard the phrase "waiting for gado" (spelling?). What does this mean?
2007-02-12 06:15:23 · 11 answers · asked by spearing 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
it's "waiting for Godot" from the play by the same name by Beckett. The intentionally uneventful and repetitive plot of Waiting for Godot can be seen as symbolizing the tedium and meaninglessness of human life, which loosely connects the play to one of the themes of existentialist philosophy. The audience never learns who Godot is or the nature of his business with Vladimir and Estragon. As a proper noun, the name "Godot" may derive from any number of French verbs, and Beckett stated it might be a derivative of godillot, which is French slang for "boot". The title, in this interpretation, could be seen as suggesting that the characters are "waiting for the boot".[citation needed]
2007-02-12 06:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Gary S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wiki Waiting For Godot
2016-12-17 14:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waiting for Godot -- it's an existentialist play by Samuel Beckett -- a lot of talking but nothing "happens." It's a classic, loved by many, hated by others. You can spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the play is "about," but for the duration of the play, these two men are sitting around waiting for someone called Godot to show up.
2007-02-12 06:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by Corinnique 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes as others answered you're referring to "Waiting for Godot"
a play by Irish playwrite Samuel Beckett.
The play was first presented in 1953 in Paris where Beckett was living at the time.
As well as plays he was equally adept at writing novels icluding his triology "Molloy" , "Malone dies" and "The Unnamable".
Which have also been presented in dramatic form.
His works are generally known as Thetare of the absurd..
They're about nothing and they're about everything, a lot is to do with the human condition.. how we are always waiting, worrying scurrying around and how pointless it all is in the bigger picture.
Paul
2007-02-12 06:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wait for Godot, is really the wait for God's enlightment as to the meaning of life.
2007-02-12 06:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Godot. Waiting for Godot is a famous play.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
2007-02-12 06:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Waiting for godot, it's a play.
2007-02-12 06:16:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
these people are waiting around for godot to show up and talk a lot about stuff. its killing time to be "waiting for godot"
2007-02-12 06:18:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
What Jethro said.
The key thing in the play is:
Godot never comes.
2007-02-12 06:18:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
' Godot ' - dont waste your time. Bla bla pseudo intellectualism. One of those ' must read ' things that amount to zip.
2007-02-12 06:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋