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Which of the following is true about Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot?
(A) It illustrates vanity of human kind.
(B) It has uncompromising views on humanitarian communism.
(C) It projects self-deception, striving to disguise failure.
(D) It is a static representation without structure or development.
(E) Its incoherent dialogue suggests despair of a society.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

(A) and (C) Only

B

(C) and (D) Only

C

(A) and (B) Only

D

(D) and (E) Only

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Correct Answer :

Option D

(D) and (E) Only

Solution :

The correct answer is (D) and (E) Only.

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is a landmark masterpiece of the Theatre of the Absurd. The reasons why statements (D) and (E) are correct are detailed below:

Statement (D) is true: The play is famously described as a work in which "nothing happens, twice." It rejects the traditional linear plot structure of exposition, climax, and resolution. Instead, it presents a highly static representation of human existence. The two acts closely mirror each other, representing a repetitive cycle of waiting without any genuine forward movement, development, or resolution.

Statement (E) is true: The dialogue between the characters is frequently fragmented, circular, repetitive, and filled with misunderstandings and silences. This breakdown of language and coherent communication reflects the existential despair, alienation, and disillusionment of a post-World War II society searching for meaning in a seemingly meaningless universe.

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