What inspired Samuel Beckett to focus so heavily on the theme of existential waiting?
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Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot
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What inspired Samuel Beckett to focus so heavily on the theme of existential waiting?
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How do you interpret the play's ending—hope, despair, or something else?