| − | '''Samuel Beckett''' (1906-1989) is an Irish playwright, noted for his plays ''Waiting for Godot,'' ''Krapp's Last Tape,'' and ''Endgame.'' His plays project a sense of helplessness and futility. His style has been called "the theatre of the absurd." | + | '''Samuel Beckett''' (1906-1989) was an Irish playwright, noted for his plays ''Waiting for Godot,'' ''Krapp's Last Tape,'' and ''Endgame.'' His plays project a sense of helplessness and futility. His style has been called "the theatre of the absurd." |