Waiting for Godot (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Beckett
- First Published: 1952
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: The present
- Setting: A country road
- Genres: Existential literature, Drama, Absurdist literature, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Roads, streets, or highways, Alienation, Tramps or hoboes, Life, philosophy of, Time, Allusions
Characters Discussed
Vladimir (vla-dee-MEER), also called Didi (dee-DEE), and
Estragon (ehs-tra-GOH[N]), also called Gogo (goh-GOH), two tramps. In this play, action is unimportant; the characters remain undeveloped as they wait impatiently for Godot, who remains a mysterious entity, possibly a local landowner but also a symbol of spiritual seeking. They gnaw carrots, rest their tired feet, and engage in other simple activities while their conversations reveal the helplessness of their situation. Throughout the play, there is every suggestion that the two live estranged...
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