《等待戈多》是塞缪尔.贝克特的成名剧作,而《终局》是他个人最钟爱的一部剧作。两剧在许多方面有相似之处,但表现出更多的是不同,本文将通过对这两部力作从背景、人物、语言等的比较分析,来阐释《终局》其实是《等待戈多》的继续和发展,贝克特通过越来越晦涩难懂、荒诞不经的剧作深化了主题,暴露无遗地展示了人类越来越悲惨的处境,让读者和观众在感受到巨大震撼力的同时,不得不对自我的生存现状和生存意义进行长久的、认真的思索。 “Waiting for Godot” is Samuel Beckett’s famous play, and “End” is his personal favorite of a play. The two plays have similarities in many aspects, but they show more and more different. This article will explain the “end” by comparing these two masterpieces from the background, characters, language, etc. In fact, Becket continued to deepen the theme through more and more obscure and absurd dramas, exposing exhaustively the increasingly tragic circumstances of mankind and making readers and spectators feel tremendous power at the same time , I have to make a long-term and serious reflection on the current situation and existence significance of my self.