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Title of Work: Waiting for Godot
Author and date written: Samuel Beckett , 1954
Country of Author: France
Characters with brief descriptions of each, including at least two adjectives for each and some commentary:
Estragon is a vagabond with a bad foot. ...
A messenger boy is sent by Godot to tell Vladimir and Estragon that he will not come to
them that day. Sometimes the boy reveals pieces of information about Godot. ...
Godot is the person for whom Vladimir and Estragon are waiting. All that is revealed
about Godot that he has goats and sheep, and has a long white beard. ... Godot
is very mysterious, and is very commanding. ...
The setting for Waiting for Godot is a country road, underneath a tree. ... The men then remember that they are supposed to wait under a tree on Saturday for
Godot. The men don’t know Godot, but they remember that he had an answer to a
question. ... They eat
the little food they have, but they basically wait for Godot. ... Soon Pozzo and Lucky
leave, and Estragon and Vladimir continue their wait for Godot. Later, a messenger boy
comes with a message from Godot. ... Estragon and Vladimir continue their wait for Godot.
They get bored of waiting, and they play with a hat, imitate Pozzo and his slave,
and discuss suicide again. ... They decide to bring rope with them the next day, and if Godot doesn’t show
up, they will kill themselves. ... They seem to be waiting for some divine sign, and for all of their
suffering to end. ... There is a parallel
between God and Godot.
Approximate Word count = 1301
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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