
This is a slideshow using stills from various sources. Waiting for Godot -- the proper name correctly pronounced "Goddo" /'gɒ.dəʊ/, stressing the first syllable in contrast to the syllabically even stress typical of Standard French pronunciation -- is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot, who never arrives. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's premiere. The identity of Godot has been the subject of much debate. When Colin Duckworth asked Beckett point-blank whether Pozzo was Godot, the author replied: No. It is just implied in the text, but it's not true. When Roger Blin asked him who or what Godot stood for, Beckett replied that it suggested itself to him by the slang word for boot in French, godillot, godasse because feet play such a prominent role in the play. This is the explanation he has given most often. Beckett said to Peter Woodthorpe that he regretted calling the absent character Godot, because of all the theories involving God to which this had given rise. "I also told [Ralph] Richardson that if by Godot I had meant God I would [have] said God, and not Godot. This seemed to disappoint him greatly." That said, Beckett did once concede, It would be fatuous of me to pretend that I am not aware of the meanings attached to the word Godot, and the opinion of many that it means God. But you must remember I wrote the play in French, and if I <b>...</b>
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