Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Interpretation of the play "Breath" by Samuel Beckett

Thinking activity



This is a very short play, about 30 seconds by Samuel Beckett. It seems meaningless but carries basic meaning of life. There are different versions of this small play by various directors. In some versions there is aslo cry of child.

Breath In- signifies birth

The play begins with the breath in sound. There is long breathing and it signifies the birth. When an infant born then he/she takes its first breath of life.

Things are scattered

In each versions of this play things are scattered here and there and it signifies nothingness in life. We born and dies but the society remains indifferent to us. No change happens in the  society. We are not able to take any things from birth to death. Material things remains on earth as it is and we dies. Similarly our realtionship with other also makes no change. No close realtivewas present when we are taking last breath,

Cry and sigh

When we born we cried a lot and when we are about to die then we take last breath or we can say that we takes last sigh. These all process signifies the entire movement of life.

Breath out- signifies death

In the last there is breath out sound which  signifies  death of a person. In this way even this small play carries a meaningful interpretation of life. From birth to death and how the society is indifferent to us.




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