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by Samuel Beckett

Waiting for Godot qualifies as one of Samuel Beckett's most famous works. Originally written in French in 1948, Beckett personally translated the play into English. The world premiere was held on January 5, 1953, in the Left Bank Theater of Babylon in Paris. The play's reputation spread slowly…

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I understand the word "godot" is Gaelic for "forever". Is this correct and if so which regional Gaelic is it? I'm guessing from Brittany, but that is just a guess.

TIA,
John

Posted By john m #64093 at Sep 23, 2008 1:54 PM in Waiting for Godot || 3 replies

Pronunciation: You're Doing It Wrong.

"Godot" is pronounced "GOD-o" not "Guh-DOE" (and certainly not "God-dot"). Who ever told you it was "Guh-DOE" is incorrect, although it's probably not their fault. Pretty much the entirety of America pronounces it that way, for some reason.

Anyway, please, please, correct your director, correct your teacher, correct EVERYONE who pronounces it incorrectly! Samuel Beckett is rolling in his grave!

Posted By logique _tombee ( #54205 at Sep 05, 2008 2:02 PM in Waiting for Godot || 2 replies

does godot stand for god?

does godot symbolize god?

Posted By tanya f #62916 at Aug 24, 2008 11:09 AM in Waiting for Godot || 5 replies

the symbols that has been showed through the actions of the characters in WAITING FOR GODOT by BECKETT-Discuss

describe the meanings of meaninglessness in the actions of the characters

Posted By vinoth k #74505 at Dec 29, 2008 4:55 AM in Waiting for Godot || 4 replies