Absurdism. HATED it.

I did NOT enjoy “Waiting for Godot” at all. First off, it made zero sense. One minute the characters are talking about whether it was “…Sunday? Or Monday? Or Friday? Or Thursday?” and then the next they are talking about hanging themselves on a tree branch because it could quite possibly give them an erection (I mean, what other reason could you possibly have for hanging yourself from a tree?). Luckily though, they decide to do nothing instead, and take back up their meaningless banter that makes absolutely no sense at all until, eventually, they are joined by two other characters; Pozzo and Lucky. These two are strange, if not stranger than the first two characters; Estragon and Vladimir, and seem to have no point at all for being there. I know the whole point of “Absurdisim” is to be sort of out there and that the importance of communication between characters takes the back burner, but still. Also, the fact that the whole play is about waiting for a character named Godot, who then decides to not show up, isn’t exactly an enthralling plot to a play. I mean, if my name was in the title of the play, you can be pretty sure that I’m going to be making my spotlight appearance. The only part I actually found interesting was near the end of the play where Vladimir actually gave a reason as to why they were waiting for Godot in the first place. He claims that if they didn’t come back Godot would “punish them” which then leads you to wonder exactly why they want so badly to meet this man in the first place.

What could Godot possibly do to them that would frighten them into coming to that stupid tree everyday?

            What do they need with Godot?