Interpretation of Breath by Samuel Beckett.

Breath a play by Samuel Beckett. Breath is a thirty seconds play.
This is a play by Beckett.

CURTAIN Up
1. Faint light on stage littered with miscellaneous rubbish. Hold about five seconds.
2. Faint brief cry and immediately inspiration and slow increase of light together reaching maximum - together in about ten seconds. Silence and hold for about five seconds.
3. Expiration and slow decrease of light together reaching minimum together (light as in 1) in about ten seconds and immediately cry as before. Silence and hold about five seconds.

CURTAIN Down

To watch the video of play Breath of Samuel Beckett by Liana De Jourdan  click here.

To watch video of play Breath of Samuel Beckett by Damien Hirst click here.

About the play Breath

In video of play Breath, we can find the things spread here and there. There are so many thing like medicine,computer , plastic bags and other garbage. These all the things are related with human life . First we  can listen the voice of baby's crying and then the voice of breath.

So here Beckett presents  the breath and it's relation  with human life . All the things are related with human beings existence. If there is existence of human beings then all the kind of things are exist . Otherwise there is no meaning of these all kind of things . Existence is important here.

Symbol of crying.
At the beginning if video , we can listen the voice of baby ' s crying . This shows that when human beings come on earth  they come with crying and with breath. While they died ,they lost their breath. So it shows the significance of crying and breathing which is related to human life.

Existentialism:-

Existentialism​ is a philosophy that emphasizes individual existence​, freedom​ and choice​. It is the view that humans define their own meaning​ in life, and try to make rational decision despite existing in an irrational universe​. It focuses on the question of humane existence​, and the feeling that there is no purpose​ or explanation​ at the core of existence. It
holds that, as there is no God​ or any other transcendent force​, the only way to counter​ this nothingness (and hence to find meaning​ in life) is by embracing​ existence.
Thus, Existentialism believes that individuals are entirely free​ and must take personal responsibility​ for the themselves (although with this responsibility comes angst​, a profound anguish or dread). It therefore emphasizes action​, freedom​ and decision​ as fundamental, and holds that
the only way to rise above the essentially absurd condition​ of humanity (which is characterized by suffering​ and inevitable death​) is by exercising our personal freedom and choice​ (a complete rejection of Determinism).
Often, Existentialism as a movement is used to describe those who refuse to belong
to any​ school of thought, repudiating of the adequacy​ of any body of beliefs or systems, claiming them to be superficial, academic and remote from life. Although it has much in  common with Nihilism, Existentialism is more a reaction​ against traditional philosophies, such as Rationalism,Empiricism and Positivism, that seek to discover an ultimate order​ and
universal meaning​ in metaphysical principles or in the structure of the observed world. It asserts that people actually make decisions based on what has meaning to them​, rather than what
is rational.





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