Statements (209)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:play
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:comics gptkb:ballet gptkb:radio_station gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:adapted_into |
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:audience |
often polarizing
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Molière_Award
gptkb:award gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival_of_a_Play gptkb:Emmy_Awards |
| gptkbp:character_development |
static characters
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| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Pozzo and Lucky
Vladimir and Estragon Lucky is Pozzo's servant. Pozzo is Lucky's master. Vladimir and Estragon are friends. |
| gptkbp:characters |
gptkb:Vladimir
gptkb:Estragon gptkb:Pozzo gptkb:Lucky Two main characters Two other characters |
| gptkbp:critical_analysis |
explores the absurdity of life
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Mixed reviews
widely acclaimed initially controversial considered a classic controversial at first later acclaimed as a masterpiece |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
iconic status
performed worldwide influenced modern theatre considered a classic Influenced literature inspired numerous parodies widely regarded as a classic referenced in popular culture often studied in literature courses influenced many playwrights studied in literature courses analyzed in literature courses influenced modern drama Influenced film Influenced theater influenced absurdist literature |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
gptkb:films
gptkb:television_shows gptkb:literary_work referenced in literature referenced in music referenced in film referenced in films referenced in television inspired artworks. |
| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Andrei_Konchalovsky
gptkb:Andrei_Tarkovsky gptkb:Michael_Gambon gptkb:Patrick_Stewart gptkb:David_Mamet gptkb:Peter_Hall gptkb:Roger_Blin gptkb:Ian_Mc_Kellen |
| gptkbp:first_performance |
1953
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| gptkbp:genre |
Absurdist theatre
tragicomedy absurdist theatre |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Waiting for Godot
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd gptkb:theatre_of_the_absurd gptkb:philosophy |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
theater practitioners worldwide philosophers and theorists |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:Endgame
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd postmodern literature contemporary theatre Playwrights like Harold Pinter |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Dadaism gptkb:Surrealism |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:theatre_of_the_absurd
gptkb:philosophy gptkb:film postmodern literature contemporary theatre |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Philosophical ideas
Beckett's experiences Beckett's own experiences |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:1954
gptkb:French English |
| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a classic of 20th-century theatre
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| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Vladimir
gptkb:Estragon gptkb:Pozzo gptkb:Lucky |
| gptkbp:music_style |
avant-garde theatre
European theatre postmodern theatre |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
non-linear
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| gptkbp:notable_awards |
gptkb:Molière_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival none awarded |
| gptkbp:notable_production |
gptkb:The_Goodman_Theatre
gptkb:Royal_Court_Theatre gptkb:The_Abbey_Theatre gptkb:Burgtheater_Vienna gptkb:The_Gate_Theatre_Dublin gptkb:The_Old_Vic_London gptkb:Broadway gptkb:The_Sydney_Theatre_Company gptkb:The_Royal_National_Theatre gptkb:The_Comédie-Française 2013 London production 1961 Broadway production 2019 film adaptation 2009 Broadway revival 2018 London production 2013 Off-Broadway revival Theater in the Round 2018 Off-Broadway production Berlin production 2019 Broadway revival 1988 Dublin production 2016 London revival 2009 Los Angeles production 2014 New York production 2013 Paris production 2018 Sydney production 2015 Tokyo production 2017 Toronto production 2020 |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
I can't go on. I'll go on.
" I can't go on like this." Let's go. Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes. We are all born mad. Some remain so. " We are all born mad. Some remain so." " What do we do now?" Nothing to be done. Let us not waste our time in idle discourse. Nothing happens twice. We are all born mad. " Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes." " Let us not waste our time in idle discourse." " I can’t go on like this." " Let us go, we can’t." What do we do now? |
| gptkbp:original_language |
gptkb:French
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| gptkbp:performance |
Approximately 2 hours
minimal set design requires strong acting |
| gptkbp:performance_style |
minimalist
minimalist set design absurdist non-linear narrative dialogue-driven repetitive dialogue |
| gptkbp:performance_tradition |
often performed in various languages
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| gptkbp:performed_at |
major theaters globally
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| gptkbp:performed_in |
multiple languages
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
the nature of time
the meaning of existence the concept of hope |
| gptkbp:premiere_location |
gptkb:Theatre_de_Babylone
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| gptkbp:premiered_on |
1953
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| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:1952
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| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:1952
gptkb:1954 gptkb:theater English in 1954 |
| gptkbp:setting |
a desolate landscape
A country road a country road a country road with a tree |
| gptkbp:structure |
two acts
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| gptkbp:style |
Minimalist
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:Hope
gptkb:Godot gptkb:Waiting the road the tree |
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:Waiting gptkb:friendship Existentialism waiting |
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:En_attendant_Godot
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
English
many languages |
| gptkbp:written_by |
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Michael_Gambon
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett gptkb:John_Hurt gptkb:Peter_O'_Toole gptkb:Ian_Mc_Kellen gptkb:Sir_Ian_Mc_Kellen gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd gptkb:Absurdist_Theatre |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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