Endgame background

• Originally written in French
• Translated into English by the author
• More authentic translation
• "humorous portrayal of death"= interesting dynamic
• After reading the script, it did not seem humorous, I am interested in seeing how that plays out on stage
• Beckett had a bleak background
• Also possible influence of Irish theater?
• "The Dead" had a very ominous theme despite being about a party
• also lacked a concrete theme
• Beckett's absurdist theater is not about symbolism 
• but can't it be interpreted that way?
• I think the show is full of unintentional symbolism, but we should not read too far into the lines
• ESPECIALLy because he translated it himself to insure nothing was lost in translation
• "People are afraid of Beckett" is very interesting
• he wrote shows for more than a crowd