Symbolism of Life in Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot"

The play ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Samuel Beckett, is considered a successful embodiment and skillful blend of form and meaning, dramatic structure and cognitive experience that Beckett wanted to express through his play. The play presents a clear picture of the theater of the absurd through a complex structure that aims to question the purpose of existence which is seen as meaningless waiting. It seems tedious and meaningless, but it addresses many fundamental questions of modern philosophy. The life is one of the questions the play seems to address.

The current research paper provides a detailed explanation of the main ideas that represent possible interpretations of the play’s metaphors and their relevance to life. The researcher discusses the symbolism of life in the play and the significance of waiting, which is understood as life itself, as the condition of modern man, as hope, existence, purpose of life, and as the passage of time.