Something on Nothing

I've noticed a few classmates this semester applying Shakespeare to Beckett. this is specifically applicable on the subject of nothing. Fletcher's presentations citing the nothing rant in Winters Tale paired with the evocation of Beckett made my heart soar.

And I just have a few things to say about nothing. and a little film about nothing that is perfect.

to start, there is a very interesting distinction Heidegger makes about nothing.
The paradigm is centered on the article we address to nothing. do we imply nothing as no-thing or nothing as Nothing. ie. emptiness, sans all.

an example of this from Heidegger would be the issue

-There is nothing to be afraid of.
-Wrong, there is Nothing to be afraid of.

Beckett often deals with Nothingness. he once said, "Nothing is funnier than unhappiness" now if we apply Heidegger to this statement at what meaning do we come to?

just a thought.

Also, Thomas Wells turned me on to this little clip. perhaps a perfect recapitulation of Waiting for Godot. with muppets.
But the play, brings up the question once again. Often I have heard criticism of Godot in that, "nothing happens"

right.
or wrong, Nothing happens.
How privileged are we to experience Nothing, instead of our usual nothings.

this is seriously one of the best productions i've seen. And I rest that claim on one line, articulated so perfectly here:
"then we'll be...happy."