Waiting as Belief: Christian Faith and Sartrean Philosophy in Waiting for Godot

This task assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad in which we have to find two videos and make infographic for one and for another one we have to make one slidedeck.

Hope - Christian Faith or Sartrean Bad Faith | Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett

Here is a infographic of this video :

The infographic presents a comprehensive visual analysis of the central philosophical tension in Waiting for Godot. It contrasts two major interpretative frameworks the Religious Lens and the Existentialist Lens while also exploring themes of habit, absurdity, and human necessity.

On the left side, the infographic introduces the Religious Lens, where hope is understood as virtue. It highlights the mutual interdependence between Vladimir and Estragon as a reflection of Christian charity and compassion. Their bond suggests a form of spiritual companionship rooted in love and care. The reference to John Milton’s line, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” reinforces the idea that waiting itself may be a sacred act of faith. The infographic also draws a parallel to the Hindu concept of Bhakti Marg, suggesting that devotion and surrender can transcend rational understanding.

In contrast, the right side presents the Existentialist Lens, where hope becomes “bad faith” in the Sartrean sense an evasion of reality. Waiting for Godot is portrayed as a psychological escape that prevents the characters from confronting nothingness and anguish. The messenger boy becomes a tool that sustains illusion, repeatedly promising “tomorrow,” which never arrives. The infographic even draws a modern analogy between waiting for Godot and social media scrolling, suggesting that both create cycles of distraction and deferred action.

At the center, the concept of “The Deadening Power of Habit” serves as a bridge between the two interpretations. Habit protects the characters from confronting the full horror of their condition but simultaneously traps them in repetitive patterns. Beckett’s metaphor “Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit”—illustrates how routine dulls awareness and maintains illusion.

The lower section expands the discussion to The Philosophy of the Final Act and The Paradox of Absurdity and Necessity. It explores existential ideas such as suicide as an artistic or intellectual choice, emotional escapism, and the inseparability of absurdity and necessity. The infographic ultimately suggests that human life oscillates between the absurd and the unavoidable between the meaninglessness of repetition and the basic necessity of survival.

Overall, the infographic visually synthesizes theological, existential, psychological, and modern interpretations of Waiting for Godot. It demonstrates how Beckett destabilizes traditional religious certainty and replaces it with ambiguity, leaving both characters and audience suspended between hope and meaninglessness.

 

Here is a second video:

The Sheep and the Goat | Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett

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