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Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

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Waiting for Godot

In Waiting for Godot, the tree symbolizes hope, life, and the passage of time. It serves as a focal point for the characters' waiting and reflects their existential plight. The tree's changing...

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Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot includes intertextual references to Greek mythology and religious themes, particularly the Bible, with parallels to the awaited Messiah or Christ's second coming....

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