# Why should you read "Waiting for Godot"?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Iseult Gillespie
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_why_should_you_read_waiting_for_godot)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and whether they're even at the right tree. The play offers a simple but stirring question- what should the characters do? Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read the tragicomedy. \[TED-Ed Animation by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat\].

## Lectures

1. [Why should you read "Waiting for Godot"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/iseult_gillespie_why_should_you_read_waiting_for_godot/2472e62e5183), 5 min (TED's player)