It
is fairly definable from the word "Absurd" which refers to something
that is nonsensical, worthless, meaningless, nothingness, foolish and
ridiculous. So, a drama which is going to gift a long train of absurdness (boring)
can be called an Absurd drama. It is the play which is constructed loosely
as well as ghostly characters. Life is reflected as purposeless, aimless
and meaningless.
In
the absurd theater irrational experiences of life are presented
instead of logical construction and rational ideas.
Waiting
for Godot is considered as a absurd not only for its loosely constructed plot,
but also for the characters who are just like puppet. The theme of the play is
mysterious. The characters, presented here without any purpose of life. They
are just passing their time and waiting for someone who is not to
be sure to come. They just do things. The dialogues of the
play are purely absurd which have no direction to the past or future. We find
the characters who are babbling throughout
play inadequately. So, absurdities prevail in everywhere and it
has become more acute when we see that time is changeless. But, a change
is noticeable that now the tree has sprouted four or five leaves.
"Nothing
happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, its awful"
The beginning, middle
and the end of the play cannot be located it as a good play, but absurd.
Another
reason which can be noted for its absurdity is the difference from poetic
stage. Either dream and emotions or poetic language is absent here.
The situation is constant and changeless enigmatic vein prevails throughout the
play. No specific rules are followed in the mixture of tragic and comic
elements. In the act-I it is very difficult for the characters to detect what
action should be taken for their constant life. A bundle of hesitations have
riddled their mind. They want to leave each other but do not dare
to abandoned that place. Estragon does not want to pay heed what
Vladimir is saying. But, Vladimir is saying continuously and Estragon
is also cannot forsake his words. They were passing their lives with a
transparent deception. Godot is mystery and remain the top quest of the
readers. Their waiting is endless which seems to be absurd. The fact which is
important that they are not unconscious about the absurdity and the whole world
is waiting for things, which are absurd and mystery.
"Waiting
for Godot" is the play which is extinction of any female
character. Vladimir and Estragon, who are susceptive about their identity, wait
for the ultimate extinction in a frustrated way. All the
things are presented here as meaningless and
purposeless which produce absurdness.
Absurdity
gets its full extent when the play has got its finishing touch. Waiting for
uncertain possibility continues, human communication remains unsolved, the
problem of existence remains meaningless and purposeless. The conversation
between the two tramps remain in jargon really humbug and bunkum speech. So,
all this things untidily make the play absurd.
