Scene Play

Above we can see one of the representations of the play Waiting for Godot. In it the setting is arid and the sense of emptiness is obvious, but the most important of the setting is how it could be any place. Adding the relatable feeling that Beckett tries to convey throughout the play, the constant search for a meaningful life.

Were you to add a subtle change in scenery it would not be the same. A simple change such as an owl perking on the tree could mean so much more and so much less at the same time. An owl could symbolize God or Godot looking over Vladimir and Estragon always being present and them waiting for something that has always been there judging them. That would degrade the actors’ value, make them less because of the presence of more. Or even the clothing if they were to be dressed as filthy rich, one may interpret Beckett’s play as a mock towards the rich and how at the end you are left empty and insane.

Everything is human. Insisting it is our error and nothing else’s. The point is reinforced with Lucky. When reading it was hard to comprehend that Lucky was serving and animal job yet being a human (I had to see the video to be certain it was a human). Lucky and Pozzo both exemplify the relationship people have with God: Lucky is constantly trying to show Pozzo his strength and dedication when he only receives punishments and insults. If it were to be a dog or a horse guiding Pozzo, the humiliation towards the animal would be more fitting to the eye than that of a human.

Other elements of the scenery can be altered to change drastically the meaning of the play, another simple thing such as adding flowers to the tree, or few more trees and bushes around the scenario would give it a psychedelic feel, such as in Alice In Wonderland. Were the characters are blabbering about the world in non-coherent ways, yet we see the setting and find no problem in agreeing that the characters are sane in that habitat.