LITERATURE - Samuel Beckett
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Published 2017-05-12
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Written by:
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All Comments (21)
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Estragon: What am I to say? Vladimir: Say, I am happy. Estragon: I am happy. Vladimir: So am I. Estragon: So am I. Vladimir: We are happy. Estragon: We are happy. What do we do now, now that we are happy? Vladimir: Wait for Godot.
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Love to see one on Thomas Mann or Anton Chekov
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Great video... I love how Beckett's works especially Waiting for Godot can be interpreted in different ways. For me it meant the endless cycle of human suffering, we just keep waiting and waiting for things to get better, for someone to come and save/help us.
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great video! I'd love the school of life to make more academic videos- videos pertaining to literature, philosophy etc. Really appreciate the work you guys are doing!
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Gogo: Let's go Didi: We can't Gogo: Why not Didi:We're waiting for Godot Gogo:Ah!
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Finally ! I've been waiting for literature piece for a while now .
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I'm theatre student, and when I first saw you've done this episode about Samuel Beckett, I was extremely excited.
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Really enjoyed 'Waiting For Godot' actually, and 'Play' was an interesting experience too - my friends at drama school show me his works, and they're good.
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Waiting for Godot was a weird play but perhaps what makes it timeless is the objectivity of the writing and how we can interpret it in myriad ways, based on what we believe to be 'Godot'.
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Thanks for uploading this a week before my GCSE literature exam, this video reassures my option of choosing English Literature for A levels. Just shows how important, complex and beautiful literature is.
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Thank you, The School of Life, for these beautifully crafted videos.
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<3 Beckett! This makes me want to rediscover his work! Thank you so much !!
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Finally a literature video. I've waited for this for ages. Oscar Wilde showed be next.
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Wintery serenity. I needed that the other day. Its a warmth enhanced by the cold .
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Do Jorge Luis Borges please! I see you lack spanish-speaking authors, a lack which Borges would marvelously fill. And of course, excellent video. Just as always
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I've been waiting FOREVER for a 'Literature' video. Thank you!
