Reading a work of literature often makes a reader experience certain.

             These feeling differ with the content of the work, and are.

             usually needed to perceive the author's ideas in the work. For example,.

             Samuel Beckett augments a reader's understanding of Waiting For Godot by.

             conveying a mood, (one which the characters in the play experience), to the.

             reader. Similarly, a dominant mood is thrust upon a reader in Beowulf.

             These moods which are conveyed aid the author in conveying ideas to a.

             reader.

             In Waiting for Godot, Beckett uses many pauses, silences, and ellipses.

             (three dots (.) used to create a break in speech) to express a feeling of.

             waiting and unsureness. There is a twofold purpose behind this technique.

             For one, it shows that Vladimir and Estragon, the two main characters who.

             are waiting for Godot, are unsure of why they are waiting for him. This.

             also foreshadows that they will be waiting a very long time.

             In some cases in literature, an idea can only be conveyed properly if.

             those on the receiving end of the idea are able to experience the feelings.

             that a character is experiencing in the work. For example, in order for a.

             reader to feel how and understand why Vladimir and Estragon feel as though.

             they do while they wait, it is essential for that reader to either.

             understand or experience the same feelings that Vladimir and Estragon are.

             experiencing. Vladimir and Estragon are waiting; waiting for Godot, to be.

             exact; and Beckett wants the reader to feel as if he or she were waiting.

             also. Along with the feeling of waiting that a reader may experience, he.

             or she might also understand how Vladimir and Estragon feel at times:.

             Unsure, not very anxious to move on, and constantly having to wait. A.

             feeling of timelessness is even evoked, allowing almost anyone from nearly.

             any time to understand Vladimir and Estragon's predicament.

             Many times people may feel overwhelmed by a higher force unalterable.