Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted October 20, 2002 For my Intro. to Theatre Arts Design class I have to write a Playscript Analysis of this by Tuesday, but I just don't get the play. Here are some of my biggest wonderings: a) Who is Godot? What are Vladimir and Estragon waiting for? b) What purpose do the drastic changes to Pozzo & Lucky in the second act serve? How did those changes occur in just one day? c) At the end of act 2, the boy insists that he didn't talk to Vladimir and Estragon the previous night, telling them Godot would be there the next night. Does that occur "every night"? Does that mean Godot is never going to come? d) Do Vladimir and Estragon have any religious background? They mention God a couple times, but if they go into any further detail I don't recognize their references. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gthureson Report post Posted October 20, 2002 SPOILER ALERT: Godot is God. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted October 20, 2002 Not a spoiler. It is never said as such. a) Godot is a metaphor for anything that humans are hampering themselves with, but is mostly theorized to be God or Jesus. b) It was not just a day, it could have been a whole season, since the tree is different and has a different number of leaves and such. I always thought the big difference was meant to mean the World Wars. c) The boy is just the priesthood or intellectuals whoever assures us that what is hampering us will soon be alleviated, and it means that even those who are supposedly in the know are clueless like the rest of us. d) There are some biblical references, but neither has any particular religious background. How I love that play. Fo sheez, Kotzenjunge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
