Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

91 pages first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics play funny reflective slow-paced

Description

Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated in...

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Moods

funny 64%
reflective 64%
challenging 38%
dark 38%
mysterious 30%
sad 18%
lighthearted 11%
emotional 10%
tense 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 48%
fast 27%
medium 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | N/A: 13% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 31% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18% | N/A: 7%

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3.65

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