《等待戈多》的荒诞语言艺术

Language Characteristic in Waiting for Godot

爱尔兰现代派戏剧大师贝克特的力作《等待戈多》是荒诞派戏剧的经典作品。《等待戈多》的成功与贝克特使用的语言策略是密不可分的,同时该剧本也表达了人们为自己的存在苦苦寻求意义的痛苦过程。通过分析《等待戈多》的荒诞语言对人物荒诞生活的揭示以及荒诞语言与主题的结合,可知荒诞语言这一叙事策略在作品中所起的作用。

Samuel Beckett＇s Waiting for Godot is a classic of ＂Theatre of the Absurd＂. Besides its theme, a large part of this theatre＇s significance lies in Beckett＇s adaptation of the Language Characteristic. Waiting for Godot also presents the absurdity of the human existence, expressing the anguished process of human beings searching for a new meaning for their existence. By using the absurd language, Beckett reveals the absurdity of characterers＇ life; at the same time, the adaptation of absurd language is a perfect way to correspond with the theme.