Cliches, Stereotypes, and Overused Phrases in Waiting for Godot

Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Cliches, Stereotypes, and Overused Phrases in Waiting for Godot

by Lea Marshall

Students will explore the Absurdism theatrical convention of using cliches, stereotypes, or overused repeated phrases to communicate (or not communicate) a larger theme of interpersonal relationships and misunderstandings in the text of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.

• Slide Deck Lesson 4