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Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

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Waiting for Godot Questions on Act 1

Waiting for Godot

Act 1 and Act 2 of Waiting for Godot are strikingly similar, yet they exhibit subtle changes that suggest a form of progress. Both acts depict Vladimir and Estragon in a state of waiting, ending with...

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Waiting for Godot

In Waiting for Godot, Beckett doesn't reveal the identities of those who beat Estragon during the night. However, in act 1, the audience is told that "they" beat Estragon, which implies that several...

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Waiting for Godot

In "Waiting for Godot," Estragon says "Certainly they beat me" to describe being beaten after spending the night in a ditch. The speaker's identity remains ambiguous, reflecting the play's themes of...

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