Thinking activity on Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
To view the worksheet click here . ●What connection do you see in the setting (“A country road. A tree.Evening.”) of the play and these paintings? Ans 1) This painting by David Friedrich . In both ,there is country road ,a tree and evening. The title of the play is waiting and of painting is longing. The road and tree present the idea of barrenness. It presents meaninglessness and nothingness of life. In both the picture around that two tramps we can not find human life and other people. ●The tree is the only important ‘thing’ in the setting. What is the importance of tree in both acts? Why does Beckett grow a few leaves in Act II on the barren tree - The tree has four or five leaves ? Ans 2) Tree is important in both of the setting. In act 1 ,there are no leaves on the tree but in act 2 there are few leaves on the tree which represent hope in life .In whole play , there is no hope but on the tree there are some leaves which presents ...