Para Vaclav Havel — sem arte e sem pensamento não há liberdade

Um excerto de Catastrophe, a peça que Samuel Beckett escreveu em 1982 "for Vaclav Havel":

Director (D).
His female assistant (A).
Protagonist (P).
[...]
D and A contemplate P. Long pause.

A: [Finally.] Like the look of him?
D: So so. [Pause.] Why the plinth?
A: To let the stalls see the feet.
    [Pause.]
D: Why the hat?
A: To help hide the face.
    [Pause.]
D: Why the gown?
A: To have him all black.
    [Pause.]
D: What was he on underneath? [A moves toward P.] Say it. [A halts.]
A: His night attire.
D: Colour?
A: Ash.
[...]