SAMUEL BECKETT’S CHARACTERS IN WAITING FOR GODOT: FROM THE DIVERSITY OF IDENTITIES TO THE CRISIS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION
SAMUEL BECKETT’S CHARACTERS IN WAITING FOR GODOT: FROM THE DIVERSITY OF IDENTITIES TO THE CRISIS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims to analyze the main characters in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot from the perspective of identity diversity and the representation of the human condition in the theatre of the absurd. The study examines the ways in which Vladimir, Estragon, Pozzo, and Lucky function as symbols of alienation, mutual dependence, and the fragmentation of modern identity. The methodology combines textual analysis, existentialist interpretation, and the cultural contextualization of the play within post-war European theatre. The research highlights the limits of communication and the impossibility of defining a stable identity in a universe deprived of transcendental meaning. The analysis demonstrates that the diversity of the characters should not be understood exclusively as social or psychological difference, but also as a plurality of existential experiences. The practical implications of the study refer to the contemporary relevance of the play in relation to the anxieties of the modern individual, marked by isolation, uncertainty, and dependence on fragile symbolic structures. The research consists in interpreting Beckett’s characters as complementary forms of a fragmented collective identity, in which each dramatic figure reflects a distinct dimension of human vulnerability.

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