God-ot

Waiting for Godot Act I

            I don’t quite understand this story. Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, are in the woods waiting by a tree for a man named Godot. The reason why they are waiting for Godot is unclear, so I don’t understand why they are waiting for Godot. Estragon and Vladimir are waiting for a while and then two men come into the scene. They are Pozzo and Lucky. Lucky is Pozzo’s slave and he has a rope around his neck. The four men hang out for a while and then Pozzo and Lucky leave the scene. A boy then comes to Estragon and Vladimir. The boy works on Godot’s farm and tends to the pigs? I think he tends for the pigs. But the boy tells them that Godot won’t make it to their meeting today but he will surely come tomorrow. So Vladimir and Estragon stay there and the scene ends. To sum this story up, Estragon and Vladimir wait for a whole day for Godot to show up and Godot never shows up. After reading some material about this story online, I have a better understanding about what this story could be about; but it’s open to interpretation. Godot has the word God in his name. I think there is some kind of connection between Godot and God. Vladimir and Estragon are waiting on this man Godot, but they can also be waiting on God to come visit them. What kind of puzzles me is when the boy says that Godot doesn’t beat him but Godot does beat his brother. It’s kind of strange.

1)      Who is Godot?

2)      Why does Godot beat the boy’s brother?

3)      Is there any significance with the interaction with Pozzo and Lucky?