At Face value waiting for Godot could be called a simple play. It uses a basic setting consisting of a tree and a road; it is repetitive in its structure and character pairing. It is an uncomplicated play with no established plot, at face value Waiting for Godot could be described as a play about nothing. The substance of Waiting for Godot lies within the ideas and themes of the play, behind this front of …
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…of a complexity we could not fathom. The meaning of life, the existence of God and our sub conscious/conscious need to find enlightenment. In Waiting for Godot other ideas of reality and concept, in relation to God and existence are also addressed, bringing his audience to question for themselves, the often questioned. Beckett also challenges the normal and the hegemony of values and religion, allowing us to find, within our selves our own enlightenment.