Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot (En attendant Godot) Author: Samuel Beckett
First Performance: 1953, Paris
Published: 1952
First English Translation: 1956
Genre: Drama in 2 acts; French prose
Setting: Country road, indeterminate modern period
Cast: 4m, 1 child (m)
On a bleak country road beside a tree, two shabbily dressed men, Estragon (Gogo) and Vladimir (Didi), await the arrival of Godot, following instructions they have received. They pass the time by discussing how they spent the night (Gogo was beaten up as usual), variants in the Gospel description of the Crucifixion, and whether to hang themselves on the tree. They review the instructions about meeting Godot and agree that it is the right place. A loud cry heralds the arrival of Pozzo, an arrogant gentleman leading his servant Lucky...
[The entire page is 575 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
eNotes Pass
