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In a sense, critiques feed on the corpses of creative writings. Therefore, there is no dearth of critiques of the critiques. But in another sense criticism opens up a new dimension, a new perspective, and/or, if it does not sound too ambitious, creates a new outlook to creative writing. Whatsoever, critical writing is a staple in academia and provides the benchmark for any scholar who tries to survive in the academic arena. There's a saying, "publish or perish."Be that as it may, finding a topic worthy of research as well aswithin the field of the researcher's interest is not something a researcher would cross every now and then. The researcher needs to be always on the lookout for such a marriage to happen. And when the opportunity comes it's not always one can be prepared. Having said that this volume contains four of my research articles which somehow, I can claim much worthy of research and definitely fallwithinthe radar of my field of interest. These articles have already been published in different scholarly journals. My heartfelt gratitude to the editors of these journals, especially to Professor Niaz Zaman, Professor Doctor Amitava Roy and Doctor Tapu Biswas for their kind support and encouragement.
My first article was on Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. This playis about the waiting of two tramps - Vladimir and Estragon. They wait for the promised meeting with Godot. The waiting appears as the acting force here. Many have considered waiting as a character. This waiting is related to the absence of Godot, his not coming, his infringement of the promise. Waiting for Godot is put in the category of absurd drama. Absurd in