A Study of Absurdity in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot

Abstract

Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play Waiting for Godot is considered a ground-breaking work in the movement of the theatre of the absurd. This research applying literary criticism approach attempts to study the absurdity in Waiting for Godot. The study analyses the elements of Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot, and highlights the absurdity in its plot, language, and characters, as well as its main themes. Eventually, the findings show that absurdity was prominent in Beckett’s play; thus, Waiting for Godot is a perfect illustration of the theatre of the absurd.