The play Breath by Samuel Beckett
Breath is a play written by Samuel Beckett in 1969. It is considered as the shortest play ever written. It is only about 30 second play. It also considered as experimental play. This play can be interpreted many ways. The play consider as absurd play. Here I tried to interpret play and also shoot a video as given below.
Interpretation of the play Breath :
Breath means both life and death. In life it is considered as the symbol of action. Sometimes people are so habituated to breathing. Person doesn't realise it's actually important for life. The play reflects the reality of human life. It reflects meaningless and Existentialism. Meaningless in the sense that people have no purpose in living life. We live life just waiting for death. Breathing helps us to reach ultimately death. So Breath is the symbol of Bridge between life and death.
The script of the play:
CURTAIN Up
1. Faint light on stage littered with miscellaneous rubbish. Hold about five seconds.
2. Faint brief cry and immediate inspiration and slow increase of light together reaching maximum - together in about ten seconds. Silence and hold for about five seconds.
3. Expiration and slow decrease of light together reach minimum together (light as in 1) in about ten seconds and immediately cry as before. Silence and hold about five seconds.
CURTAIN Down
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