The Frontier of Existence in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Ionesco’s

The Frontier of Existencein Becketts postponement for Godot and Ionescos Rhinoceros I feel that I had been at the frontier of existence, remnant to the place where they lose their names, their definition, the place where time stops, almost outside news report (E Ionesco). This essay will explore the frontier of existence in Becketts Waiting for Godot and Ionescos Rhinoceros The title Rhinoceros is formed from the quaint Greek Rhino meaning nose and Keros meaning horn. However, in this see I take rhinoceros to mean an animal that is thick-skinned and ugly. The sight who become rhinoceroses become as thick skinned as the rhinoceroses they sport into. On first viewing of Rhinoceros one journeys with the characters on what appears to be something of a mystery tour. One cannot be sure if a rhinoceros really exists. It is this sense of unknowing that makes for a lack of definition in the characters themselves. There is denims first announcement of Oh a rhinoceros (Act II P.14) as he points off stage is taunt as one can only hear noises. One tries to subtend the situation and the characters by questioning their imagination and sanity. Much that one dexterity expect to be told about the characters and their situation is denied to us. One only gets puny snippets of information about their society for example a couple of revelations from Jean to Berenger theres been no zoo in our town since the animals were finished in the plagueages ago (II P.20) and You know perfectly come up that the Council banned all travelling performers from the districtThere havent been any since we were children. (II P.20). Council has a capital c and there is no mention of God anywhere which is a striking opposite from Waiting f... ...ific tyranny or exile perhaps the Nazi occupation of France or separation from ones homeland. But one does have choices as definition does not have to be of a single entity. stress could be put on defining what happens while Vladimir and Estrag on argon waiting rather than notions of termination Works Cited Beckett, Samuel, Waiting for Godot Cohen, R., Back to Beckett Coe, Richard N., Eugne Ionesco A Study of His Work Hayman, Ronald, Eugne Ionesco Ionesco, Eugne, Rhinoceros, The Chairs and The Lesson Lamont, Rosette C., Ionesco A show of Critical Essays Lamont, Rosette C. and Friedman, M.J., The two faces of Ionesco Lazar, Moshe., The Dream and the Play Ionescos theatrical Quest Lyons, C., Samuel Becket Lewis, Allan, Ionesco Pronko, Leonard C., Eugne Ionesco Worth, K., Beckett the Shape Changer