https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz You will post 20 reactions (10 for each act, at least 3 sentences) and comment on 5 other people's reactions (at least 2 sentences) as well. Each original reaction should have a line and page number. en-us 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC 2026-02-16 01:14:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d5.png elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896125 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896125 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896126 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896126 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896127 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896127 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896128 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896128 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896129 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896129 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896130 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896130 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896131 I wonder what symbolic meaning that the tree holds. The that it has no leaves could symoblize how something or someone is not very "dense". Additionally, Estragon and Vladmir call it a shrub or bush, meaning that whatever it is representing may not be very tall meaning that it may not be very confident.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896131 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896132 Vladmir makes a comment to Estragon that they have lost their rights, specifically, they got rid of their rights. This comment shows the divide between lower and upper classes. It is also implied that Godot is part of the upper class. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896132 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896133 At first impression, the fact that Pozzo and Lucky are attached to each other by a rope symbolizes that they are dependent on each other. One can't survive without the other. This could also be indicative of their relationship, that one is subservient to the other.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896133 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896134 Vladmir and Estragon's discourse about Lucky's appearance shows that he may indeed be subservient to Pozzo. Pozzo is very egotistical, and his name loosely translates to 'well' in Italian. Beckett utilizes this fact to his advantage, and creates Pozzo as a character who is well off, and part of the upper class.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896134 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896135 Vladimir's comment about Estragon being  a 'Highness' might suggest that Estragon thinks he is better than others.  Maybe having His Highness sleep in a ditch is a comment on the royalty at the time.  People could have been upset at the royalty at the time and wanted to have a rebellion. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896135 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896136 I like Estragon's comment when he says "People are bloody ignorant apes."  I think everyone has stupid moments.  The line just made me laugh. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896136 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896137 Both Estragon and Vladimir seem very confused.  Neither of them know what day they are supposed to meet Godot.  Their confusion causes their interaction to be humorous. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896137 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896138 From Estragon's and Vladimir's comments Godot seems to be a respected figure.  Estragon and Vladimir want Godot's prayer.  Godot seems to want to keep them in suspense by making them wait for his decision. (Page 10) ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896138 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896140 I feel like this quote shows that Vladimir and Estragon have been friends for a while, or at least acquaintances. Vladimir says this to Estragon, which seems to be saying that Estragon gets in trouble or hurt easily. Vladimir is saying that Estragon without Vladimir wouldn’t be alive by now. Which I feel is probably right because Estragon was asleep in a ditch just before.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896140 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896141 Vladimir is the more pessimistic character out of the two. He also thinks more philosophically, while Estragon thinks more directly. Estragon speaks what he sees, he is not thinking higher cognitive thoughts. Also, Vladimir reminds me of an edgy middle schooler who has “deep thoughts”.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896141 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896142 Both Vladimir and Estragon have been waiting for Godot for a long time. I wonder who he is and why they are waiting for him. He would have to be very important for them to waste their life waiting for him. The whole idea seems pointless and time consuming to me. I doubt he’ll even show up by the end of the play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896142 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896143 I have given up the thought that maybe Vladimir was the smart one and Estrogen was his dumb sidekick. They are both stupid. Why would they want to kill themselves to pass the time? They wouldn’t be alive to see Godot pass by.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896143 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896145 I get the feeling that neither of them actually know if Godot is coming. Based on previous books, I’m going to guess that Godot is not an actual person but a symbol or idea. Neither of them know when they are supposed to meet Godot and if that's even his name. I’m not certain what Godot is supposed to be yet, but maybe an angel or god?

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896145 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896146 I already do not like Pozzo. Men with superiority complexes are not for me. I highly doubt all humans know who Pozzo is, like he is trying to imply. Also, him including “made in god’s image” makes it seem as if he is saying he’s one of god’s favorite creations. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896146 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896147 Pozzo is a very arrogant character. He insults both Vladimir and Estragon, but then  asks if he can sit with them for a moment. I’m surprised he would want to be around  people he obviously thinks are below him. I’m going to guess he will use this time to continue to insult them and make himself seem better. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896147 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896148 Why would he want to stay with his slave owner? Wouldn’t he want to be free? I am seriously doubting that Lucky is working himself to the point of falling asleep when not moving to impress Pozzo. He probably is doing this because Pozzo threatened to kill him or send him somewhere worse.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896148 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896149 The reference to a horse and a carrot so close together makes me think Beckett is trying to tell the reader that Estragon and a horse are similar. Estragon then goes on to eat the carrot. He even wipes it on his sleeve.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896149 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896150 I have idea what this whole long sentence is about. At first it seemed like it was gonna be very philosophical, but a couple lines in it was making no sense and hurting my head. I hope this was not important because I gained no information from this nonsense. Lucky was just throwing words together to impress Pozzo.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896150 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896151 I think Pozzo is looking for physical age, whereas, Estragon   tells Pozzo a mental age.  Estragon and Vladimir certainly do not act 60 or 70 years old.  They seem more like boys to me]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896151 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896152 Vladimir continues to repeat his question because Pozzo never answered his question. Pozzo just likes to hear himself talk. Pozzo seems to think he is better than anyone.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896152 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896153 Estragon is a bit dramatic.  Right after he claims he will never walk again he walks.  When Estragon is hurt he acts like a child]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896153 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896154 Are they implying that they should be recognized? Are they maybe important people, but only look so dirty and old because they have been waiting for Godot for so long? It would be an interesting turn of events if that was true. Or maybe they are runaway slaves and that’s why Pozzo and Lucky should have recognized them.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896154 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896155 Pozzo is looking for attention and is also dramatic.  When Vladimir and Estragon do not react Pozzo pretends that he does not remember his actions.   Pozzo did not get the attention he wanted.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896155 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896156 Vladimir seems like the older brother here. Estragon is begging for money, and Vladimir is telling Estragon to stop. Estragon does ignore Vladimir, though.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896156 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896157 What is the purpose of creating a character who forgets everything? To either remember everything or forget everything senses horrible. I would rather at least semi-remember things than completely forget what I did yesterday. Is this trait of Estragon supposed to add to the nonsensical part of the play?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896157 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896158 The first act of this play was very silly, but the second act is so somber. Is it because they are losing faith in Godot? Almost like losing faith in a higher being? They never said anything about hearing dead people in the first act. Are all the people they are interacting with actually dead and they’re just imagining them? That would be a very interesting twist to this play. This quote has sent me on a spiral of ideas.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896158 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896159 There has to be some supernatural power at work in this play. A tree does not go from dead to lush with life within a night. With all the biblical references I would guess that it is God’s or an angel’s work. Which would go along with my earlier idea that Godot is God.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896159 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896160 Estragon is making a very existential statement. He’s questioning if what they have accomplished shows that they exist. I would expect this out of Vladimir not Estragon. But if it is true that they have been together for 50 years, like they keep saying maybe Vladimir’s personality has rubbed off onto Estragon. But in response to his question, I feel that waiting for a person to come is not an action that is so great that they will be remembered after they die. But then again they live on forever in this play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896160 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896161 Both Vladimir and Estragon each appear to think their struggles worse than the other's. Like bickering friends, they attempt to "one-up" each other in terms of pain level. The scene is absurd; stubbornness is the sole motivation of their petty arguments.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896161 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896163 Estragon recalls the Dead Sea in almost a nostalgic manner. His words suggest that he may have once been in love since he discusses the prospect of a honeymoon. The irony of his statement is that he predicts being happy at the Dead Sea, which has a name of negative connotations.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896163 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896164 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896164 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896166 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896166 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896167 Estragon and Vladimir have differing views on life, as inferred from their above quotes. Estragon believes that life is in a constant state of deterioration as time passes. On the other hand, Vladimir claims that as one trudges through life, one becomes accustomed to its tragedies. Neither is exactly optimistic about life.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896167 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896169 Vladimir makes profound statements about life. He states that no matter what occurs in life, you remain as what you are. Nothing can fundamentally change one. This may foreshadow how meeting Godot will ultimately not affect their lives.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896169 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896170 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896170 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896171 (Page46)]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896171 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896173 (Page 45).]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896173 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896174 The leaves could represent hope.  Since it is a new day Godot could come.  They now believe Godot will come since the boy delivered the message.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896174 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896175 Vladimir is saying he would protect Estragon. They both look out for each other. Vladimir does seems to do better on his own than Estragon does on his own.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896175 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896176 Estragon is right.  Neither character is able to be silent.  Even when they don't have anything meaningful to say they still talk because they like to hear their own voice.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896176 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896177 I agree with this statement. Sometimes starting a task is the hardest part for me, but once I start the task the rest comes easy. Deciding to start is the first step.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896177 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896178 This quote made me laugh. Of course, the sun and moon were there. Estragon is entirely serious as he says they were there.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896178 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896179 Both characters like to repeat themselves. Maybe he is trying to convince himself that he is right. Maybe he are trying to convince the other person that he is right.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896179 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896180 Vladimir dies not even react to Estragon calling him hideous because it seems to be a typical occurrence. Their relationship reminds me of brothers. They are always teasing each other.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896180 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896181 It is like they are playing a game of hide-and-go-seek, but they do not know who is 'it.' Estragon decides the tree will not hide him, so he has to find a new hiding place. Estragon and Vladimir then decide to team up against this hidden person.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896181 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896182 Estragon does not truly understand what he said. He is not tired of breathing because then he would be tired of living. Estragon still wants to live and have fun with Vladimir.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896182 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896183 Vladimir tries to point out that Estrogen was being rude by talking to a blind man about sight. Vladimir, however, does point out that they can see while Pozzo cannot, which is also rude. Their interaction is also funny because they do not realize their rudeness.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896183 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896184 Both Vladimir and Estragon very easily contradict themselves. Estragon says that night doesn’t fall, but then agrees with Vladimir that when it does fall it will be night. Their contradictions are what help keep the feeling of nonsense and unease. This also shows that they have been wasting a ton of time waiting for Godot. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896184 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896185 Is Estragon implying that they used to work a job as watchmen? It would make sense why they thought Pozzo would recognize them. If they used to work as watchmen, maybe Pozzo hired them before they got enthralled in waiting for Godot. It seems as if Vladimir and Estragon used to live productive lives before they got sucked into waiting. I wonder what they’re old lives were like.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896185 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896186 Vladimir and Estragon are showing that they do have a scheming side. This gives me an insight that they aren’t as dumb as they seem. Is it terrible that they are trying to take advantage of a blind guy? Yes, however that blind person is Pozzo who owns a slave and treats him horribly, so it's not as bad.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896186 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896187 Pozzo is extremely condescending and thinks himself above Didi and Gogo. He displays mirth at discovering that they are humans, as if he cannot believe that such beings could exist in relation to himself. Perhaps his apparent wealth makes him feel superior to the other characters, especially Lucky.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896187 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896188 This caught me off guard when I first read it. I wouldn’t think that Estragon would be able to keep up with Vladimir’s thought process because he tends to be less of an abstract thinker. Furthermore, what Vladimir describes fits pretty well of what they are doing with waiting for Godot. So is this them admitting that they are mad? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Which describes their actions pretty well.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896188 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896189 I feel like I have heard this quote somewhere else. I find this quote funny, because technically they were trying to charge him for their help. Which to me forcing a blind man to give you money is something a highwayman would do. Or at least it is morally wrong, like how being a highwayman is wrong.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896189 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896191 It is really sad to me that Vladimir and Estragon did not learn from their mistakes by the end. They say that they’re gonna hang themselves if Godot does not show up, but they have already chickened out twice. They’re just gonna be stuck in this cycle all over again. I really thought the ending would have them realize they are meant for more important things. I am highly disappointed with the ending.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896191 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896192 Pozzo acts ironically here. He orders Vladimir and Estragon to leave Lucky alone and let him rest. He then yells at Lucky, demanding that Lucky hand him his basket. This is ironic because Pozzo himself refuses to let Lucky rest. He does not care for Lucky's condition whatsoever.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896192 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896193 Pozzo speaks philosophically on occasion. His words are strange; he speaks of the world as a whole, tears and laughs collectively. Perhaps this shows his lack of care for the individual. He has already shown his obvious disregard for Lucky; Pozzo's words emphasize his zoomed-out perspective.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896193 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896194 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896194 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896195 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896195 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896196 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896196 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896197 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896197 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896198 Pozzo appears very egotistical, as he only focuses on bettering himself and not others. He also has Lucky who is slave-like and serves for Pozzo, indicating that he does not care about others quality of life, just his own. He has no care in the world for what happens to Lucky as long he can have personal growth, even if it is a false sense of personal growth like discussed in the quote. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896198 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896199 Pozzo actually seems to speak some wise truth here. This goes against his entitled personality, and brings light to problems that are present both in the play and the world we live in today. Pozzo's words do bring light to one of his personality traits though: his arrogance.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896199 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896200 Pozzo, Vladmir, and Estragon all seem to be fine with Lucky being a slave simply because he's inferior to the others. He can not do exactly everything that the others can do since he is blind, so he is seen as less of a human. This also demonstrates the hieracrchy of the society in The Tempest. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896200 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896201 I find it ironic that Pozzo acts all high and mighty yet he still relies on others' opinions of him. He sees Estragon and Vladimir's words as encouragement although he previously viewed them as inferior. Perhaps this speaks to social classes, since upper class individuals still depend on the lower class in order to live in luxury. For example, the lower class often constructs the luxury items that the upper class take for granted. There is an underlying reliance in this system.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896201 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896202 Vladmir says this because he and Estragon are skeptical of Pozzo and Lucky. The statement at the end that no one ever recognizes them shows how they are far down on hierarchy of their society. They are seen as less than Pozzo and Godot, for example.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896202 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896203 Estragon is actually quite generous and leaves his boots for someone else. This reveals a quality that the reader may not see or expect of Estragon. Even Vladmir is surprised by Estragon's generosity. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896203 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896204 Vladimir points out that nobody recognizes you as long as you pretend not to recognize them. This may also speak to social classes. The wealthy do not recognize the poor as individuals; rather, they simply do not see them as human at all.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896204 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896205 Estragon's words remind me for some reason of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. When he says that they weren't made for the same road, it made me think of how none of us are born with the same lives. We all have different paths, but we meet along the way. Maybe Estragon and Vladimir were not born for the same journey, but they found each other and chose to make their journeys together.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896205 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896206 Here, we are introduced to how Pozzo treats Lucky. We learn that Lucky is the slave to Pozzo. He calls Lucky a pig which can be an insult in different ways. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896206 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896207 Vladimir's words to Estragon. This is a biblical proverb; “Hope deferred makes the heart sick; but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Hope for Godot is deferred and there is a tree on scene. 

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896207 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896208 Vladimir and Estragon are talking about Godot while waiting for him to come. This dialogue has repetition. They are coming up with things that he will have to consult and may come in the way. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896208 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896209 Vladimir and Estragon found one of the only trees Godot could be coming to. The setting helps set the mood for the rest of the play. The tree is described as ugly and dead with nothing surrounding it. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896209 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896210 Vladimir and Estragon talking about when to go to the tree to wait for Godot. In the dialogue I noticed how childish Estragon is. Him saying "And then the day after tomorrow seems like something I used to say when I was a kid and was excited to do something. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896210 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896211 Estragon is taking his boot off. It shows the physical condition of the two. Estragon, unable to clean himself, has to air out his shoes by taking them off for some time. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896211 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896212 This dialogue shows the relationship between the two. It shows Estragon is dependent on Vladimir. Estragon needs reassurance from Vladimir. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896212 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896213 The description again shows how Pozzo treats Lucky. Lucky is treated like a dog to Pozzo. He carries stuff for Pozzo while on a leash. Pozzo also carries a whip if he must use it for whatever reason. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896213 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896214 Estragon is saying he wouldn't even know Godot if he saw him in person. They don't even know what he looks like. This is ironic because Godot is who they have been waiting for the entirety of the play. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896214 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896215 Pozzo was talking and got interrupted. He has very little patience. Shows his temper is very small and has to calm himself down many times. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896215 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896216 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896216 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896217 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896217 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896218 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896218 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896219 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896219 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896220 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896220 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896221 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896221 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896222 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896222 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896223 Vladmir and Estragon's relationship is very strong, and they are certainly very good friends. No matter how angry they get at one another, they will still remain friends. I predict that the bond between the two of them will become vital in the climax of the play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896223 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896224 They are happy to be with one another again. The two have been through a lot. Obviously they will still wait for Godot since that's the whole purpose of the play. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896224 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896225 Estragon and Vladimir are talking about the beating. Estragon doesn't understand what happened. They are happy to see each other again. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896225 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896226 Vladimir is reminding Estragon of everything. He seems to have forgotten it all. I found it kind of strange that all of this has happened in one day. So much has occured. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896226 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896227 Estragon is saying he and Vladimir should part. They can barely handle life on their own, how would they do it without each other? he obviously has said this before though. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896227 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896228 Vladimir's answer to Estragon is always to wait for Godot. Shows Vladimir cares more than Estragon. Estragon forgets what they are there to do. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896228 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896229 Estragon and Vladimir are so bored they don't have anything to talk about. They also have been together for so long. They are talking about what to talk about which is amusing to the reader. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896229 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896231 Estragon and Vladimir must have been there for longer than they think, or they have changed location. They continue to find evidence that it has been a day, or has been longer. This dialogue kind of confused me. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896231 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896232 Lucky's hat was on the ground. This proves they are still in the right place. More time than they believe must have past during the time being at the tree. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896232 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896233 Vladimir and Estragon are hopeless. They have nothing to do to save themselves in the wilderness. The only hiding spot is the tree, and they can't defend for themselves. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896233 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896236 The end of the play makes me believe they do commit suicide at the end of the play. They talk about going somewhere, only to not move in real life. The only thought I had was suicide. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896236 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896237 Estragon is clearly the less intelligent of the two, and he cannot even remember what happened the day before. He also mentions how lousy his life is, further showing that he and Vladmir are part of the lower class. Lastly, this comment contributes to his personality because it brings light to his pessimistic attitude. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896237 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896238 Vladmir says this and both Estragon and Vladmir are extremely surprised by this fact, as it is quite a miracle. In a more figurative sense, the fact that the tree becomes lush and full of leaves may mean something more symbolic. It got leaves after Pozzo and Lucky left, so this foreshadows that one or both of them have symbolic meaning.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896238 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896239 The initial stage description provides a window into the coming play. By showing such a simplistic set, the reader is keyed into both the factor of it being performed lone ago or by an inexperienced set of actors because little is used to demonstrate the atmosphere. It also solidifies the necessary natural elements that will be important in developing the story. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896239 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896240 In this moment, we see Vladimir's first action description of anger. It being in a moment when little is happening seems to show it is a common occurrence with this character. It appears Vlad may have some built up anger/tension toward Estragon.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896240 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896241 Estragon's poor memory is shown here, and so is his more naive side. This scene is symoblic in a way because the radish Vladmir pulls out is black, the opposite of the tree. The tree got more 'life,' in a sense, and the radish got rotten, which foreshadows future events in the novel.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896241 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896242 In this scene, we see the more nurturing side of Vladmir, and we also see that everything changes with nightfall. The change the night before invovled the tree and the radishes. But also, everytime he goes to sleep, Estragon seems to forget everything that had happened the day before.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896242 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896243 A bit of comic relief can go along way. Only two pages into te the play and we have seen sarcasm, anger, and now comedic tendencies from the two main characters. This leads me to believe the rest of the novel will be similar in sorts, having a strange circular movement through the emotion of each character.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896243 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896244 I just want to mention before my reaction that padlet if formatting my quotes super weird and wont let me change them, it won't let me go back and edit unless I delete the entire thing and restart :). In this moment we see strange dialogue. A certain back and forth, almost annoying way of writing. It shows a portrayal of an argument, almost as if it were between children.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896244 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896246 I found it funny that the story V it telling is about two men who become angry with God. In the story, as GODot doesn't show, the two men begin to wonder when or if it will happen. E especially becomes extremely impatient, nearly angry, and wishes to leave.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896246 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896247 The green of the normal willow often symbolizes balance, growth, and harmony; however, this willow is bare. This simple symbol shows in this moment that the men lack what they are in search of and gives a dark atmosphere to the setting. It pulls natural elements into the emotional situation the men are in as they wait for a man who may never come.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896247 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896248 The men appear to be stuck in a repeating timeline already at this point in the play. The reader has yet to see the repetition of the events, but the characters are already consumed by deja vu. That is for Estragon at least, who remembers they had already waited for Godot the day before.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896248 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896250 Do the men not have any sense of time? It is never truly stated what the men do or are trying to find a better life from, but this aspect shows that time is nothing to them. The only day that matters is Saturday, what saturday, they do not know. It shows they have worried little about the time as they must be busy or have no need to know.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896250 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896251 One of the hardest things a man can do is take on the burden of another. In this moment, we see that V will have nothing to do with hearing E's nightmare. This could be because V wants to avoid reliving his own nightmares, or he wishes to take the time he is away as an escape from the nightmare he is in now and by hearing E's, he would no longer be hiding.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896251 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896252 At times, the two of them act like the stereotypical old married couple. By that I mean that they biker over simple nothings only to hug it out and be friends again. Whether this is a healthy relationship or not is very questionable.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896252 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896253 Quite a strange iterjection into the conversation they are having. I wonder if it's truly death he is after or could it be just a release? We as readers are already aware that he has been beaten, could death be his "Godot"?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896253 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896254 Something I had not mentioned previously about the belief of the willow is its strength is unmatched. Although the idea normally is thought to be about the trees trunk, it could radiate throughout the tree. This moment almost symbolizes the sanity of the men as so much of their life is spent with this tree. Could the tree be symbolic of the men themselves in any way?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896254 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896255 I truly can't tell if this is showing Vlad's stupidity or Estragon's assumption of so. By speaking as if he's talking to a two-year-old, it gives the impression that Vlad is unintelligent. It was clear he hadn't realized the possibility of one of them ever being truly without the other, had this hindered his understanding of that would happen having the lighter of the two go first?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896255 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896256 Are the men slaves? Throughout the novel, I assumed the two were either slaves, or something of that nature as they are often seen seeping in ditches and being beaten. I wasn't sure of this though with the appearance of Lucky as they seemed to have more authority than he. Had they just acted as though?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896256 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896257 Is he saying they are or aren't tied to Godot? If the man ever shows, they obviously would be as he has promised them a better life, but he hasn't. Yet the two men continue to wait for a man who may never show, at a tree, on a country road.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896257 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896258 The amount of stage direction is incredible in this play. It not only shows the actions of a character, but also the reactions of another in the same line. It's common for plays to describe the scene, but between Lucky and Pozzo, there is more direction than dialogue!]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896258 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896259 It is directly seen in this line that Lucky is treated like a dog. Up until the lines following, I truly questioned the species, thinking at first he was a horse, than possibly another animal, my last thought was that this character was a man. So rough looking the men couldn't tell if he was 11 or 100 years old! Poor Lucky, slavery is truly killing him.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896259 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896260 This drawn out goodbye wasn't out of the ordinary in the novel, but it was definitely strange. Whether is was to prolong the visit or to extend the dialogue, it seemed odd. Pozzo showed an extreme sense of wanting to be accepted and to leave in such a manner seemed to further this character trait.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896260 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896261 Could this be true? Is this another moment of forgetfulness? It's clear the two men have spurts of complete short term memory loss, could Estragon have just forgotten the boots color? It goes on to say the boots were too large now, but how could this be? Was it common for random people to just switch boots when they found them lying around?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896261 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896262 It is obvious to both Estragon and Vladmir that Lucky is being treated poorly. They both make fun of him like they did with Pozzo because they want to impress Pozzo. Ultimately, Lucky is just like the two of them, so making fun of him does not do anything for Vladmir and Estragon.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896262 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896263 Is Godot a plantation owner? Is e supposed to be God? I'm kind of confused as to who Godot truly is. It seems possible that the men are in a sort of limbo between life and death, waiting on god to receive them, but it almost seems probable that Godot may just use the men once he gets them if he is something along the lines of what I had mentioned previously. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896263 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896264 Vladmir and Estragon are constantly yelling things at each other. This shows some conflict between the two of them. This also foreshadows a future major conflict in the play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896264 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896265 Memoria praeteritorum bonorum is also known as rosy retrospection. Rosy retrospection is people judging the past better than they do the present. This applies because Vladmir says that Pozzo is thinking of the days when he was happy.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896265 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896267 Pozzo seems to also be very forgetful just like Estragon. This further draws on the parallels between Estragon and Pozzo and the parallel between Vladmir and Lucky. Vladmir and Lucky are the more intelligent of the pair and Pozzo and Estragon are a little more dumbfounded.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896267 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896269 This small back-and-forth between Vladmir and Estragon is very symbolic throughout the entire play. Each day, they sit their to wait for Godot and never see him, or so they think. Could Godot resemble God in some way and each day they are waiting for Godot they are waiting for God? In that case, waiting for Godot means they are truly waiting for God to do something for them, to enrich and better their lives.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896269 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896270 This Biblical story introduces the idea that not all texts are reliable. It allows the reader to wonder if the main characters in Waiting for Godot are reliable due to their memory and personal issues. The repetition of this story also reflects the constant repetition of the play itself.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896270 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896272 Vladimir and Estragon claim that they asked Godot for a prayer and also mention worship and sitting on their hands and knees. All of these comments reference religion and it could be assumed that they see Godot as God or he actually is God. This is plausible because of Godot never actually appearing or the boys that work for him who are shepherds. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896272 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896273 Pozzo seems to like the attention that Estragon gives him. He wants Estragon to beg him to sit down instead of simply asking and he wants him to care for him. Pozzo is a very narcissistic character that thrives off of the attention and approval of others. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896273 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896274 Estragon answers Pozzo's question by calling himself Adam, another Biblical reference. This comparison could represent that Estragon is meant to represent mankind. The comparison of Estragon and Adam and then Godot and God contribute to the religious motif. 

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896274 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896275 This comment made by Pozzo makes me wonder whether his persona is an act or not. He also asks how Vladimir and Estragon "find him" which also makes me question as to what is real and what is it. Is it possible that Pozzo's whole character is just an act? ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896275 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896276 Lucky talks for about two full pages, using a large range of vocabulary and references. This is ironic because Lucky is shown as intellectually superior to Pozzo, who is supposed to be in the position of power. This brings up the question as to whether Lucky needs Pozzo or not because he could be able to outsmart him yet stays with him even after he becomes blind. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896276 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896277 Estragon's memory is so bad that he fails to remember why he is upset and what makes him unhappy. This is right after he is aggressive towards the Boy, which could contribute to the novel's absurdism. He has no reason for being aggressive or feeling unhappy, emphasizing the meaninglessness of the absurd world they live in.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896277 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896278 This made me wonder why Vladimir and Estragon continue to wait for Godot even though they find out that he’s physically abusive. The two don’t seem to be awful people so I don’t understand why they would keep wasting their time on him. It also made me wonder what type of person Godot is if they can look past that and still “worship” him.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896278 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896279 The Rhône is a major river in Europe. This quote shows that the previous mentions of suicide weren’t the first time they discussed it and Estragon had already tried to kill himself before. It also shows how traumatic it was for Estragon because he usually cannot remember things he had just said, yet he remembers this event from a while ago. This explains his willingness to go agree to the plan at the end of the play. 

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896279 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896280 This quote simply emphasizes the idea that Vladimir and Estragon are unreliable. It also shows absurdism and how nothing is predictable and everything is irrational. Nothing is certain in the absurd world and the characters seem to be upset about it, even though the solution to the conflict is to "embrace the absurd".  ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896280 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896282 It appears that Vladimir views Estragon as weak, submissive, and defenseless. This could be why he acts as the "leader" of the friendship and reminds Estragon that without him, he wouldn't get far. The dynamic between the two is not equal and although they do need each other, Vladimir definitely holds the power.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896282 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896283 Vladimir states that he and Estragon should act as Lucky and Pozzo, respectfully. At first glance, it's confusing as to why Vladimir would be Lucky because Pozzo is the one 
"in charge", but Pozzo is also unintelligent and has a bad memory like Estragon. Vladimir and Lucky are both smart and superior in the relationships. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896283 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896284 Vladimir seems to be the only character who is aware of his own inability to act. It is repetitive throughout the book that a character will say that they are about to do something but do not move. None of the characters recognize this inaction expect Vladimir, who may be the only self-aware character in the whole play. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896284 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896286 Estragon and Vladimir refer to Pozzo and Lucky as Abel and Cain, another Biblical reference. It is unsure of who is supposed to be who, but according to the Bible, Cain murdered Abel so that could reflect Pozzo's abuse of Lucky. God favored Abel which could also reflect Lucky's intellectual superiority.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896286 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896287 Here, Pozzo is very similar to Estragon. They both have bad memories and do not remember what happens the day before. I wonder if Pozzo will continuously show up each day just like how Vladimir and Estragon keep waiting and discussing the same topics. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896287 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896288 Vladimir and Estragon don't even know what Godot looks like yet they endlessly wait for him to show up. I'm curious as to what the prayer they wanted to make was because they must have been real desperate to get it to come true. I also wonder how they even heard of Godot since they are so unsure of where they are and who he is. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896288 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896289 Vladimir basically questions his entire existence in this paragraph and even questions his own words. He also brings up habits which further proves his self-awareness and intelligence. He is uncertain about reality and the reliability of his life yet wants to have meaning, a true example of the absurd conflict. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896289 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896290 The Boy once again shows up to tell the two that Godot will not be coming but will surely be coming the next day. Their lives are an endless cycle of waiting for Godot and him not showing up yet nothing is 100% remembered of the previous day. I want to know why almost all of the characters cannot remember each other or where they are at or what time it is. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896290 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896291 It worried me that they believe that if they were to leave, Godot would punish them for not waiting for him. I can see how this could relate to religion because many people wait for a miracle and it never comes, and once their belief weakens they are told that they are bad followers of their deity. No one should be punished for giving up on waiting for someone that may never come because life has to move on, you can't be stuck forever. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896291 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896292 This quote just kind of makes me sad because they are so dependent on someone they don't even know that if he doesn't show up, they are willing to end their lives. It makes me even more curious as to why they sought him out in the first place. They seem to think that without the hope of Godot coming, they have no purpose of being alive so they will simply die. Camus addresses this situation a lot in the Myth of Sisyphus, that without hope the only other option is to kill one's self. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896292 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896293 Already I feel like I like Estrogen more then Vladimir. It seems like Vladimir thinks he is much better than Estragon and believes Estragon needs him. Despite the fact that Vladimir acts like he is the protector of Estragon he does nothing to stop the beatings he receives at night. It seems like they have a very interesting relationship that mirrors an older and younger sibling's
 relationship.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896293 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896294 I find it very interesting that Beckett decided to make the tree a willow tree. A willow tree is usually a symbol of strength. However, the lack of certainty of the men in the type of tree emphasizes their weakness. Not only are Vladimir and Estragon physically weak they are also do to have lots of knowledge.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896294 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896295 This makes me wonder where they are or what is wrong with these characters that they are unable to remember anything. It makes me question the legitimacy of what is happening. I wonder if any of these characters actually exist in real life or not because the passage of time throughout the whole play is pretty foggy and confusing. Already both main characters are made unreliable by Beckett.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896295 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896296 When I was looking up the symbolic significance of a willow tree I founding regions it is supposed to reprint the promise of a new life, along with other things. To take your life in something that is suppose to be a symbol of a new life seems ironic. However, the life in death could be the new life that the weeping willow represents. I find it pretty morbid though the way Estragon just casually says this.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896296 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896297 Vladimir and Estragon agree that they are waiting on Godot to answer a prayer. This makes me believe Godot is meant to symbolize God. This would make sense why Godot never actually comes. It is pretty sad that it seems all they have is this faith in Godot as if he is a God.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896297 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896299 It seems very surprising that Lucky is trying to prove his worth to Pozzo so he does not free him from being a slave. I wonder if Pozzo is simply delusional or if he is actually right. Does Lucky really want someone to order him around the rest of his life. I can not imagine Lucky would actually want to give up his free will and be a slave but I can not be certain till Lucky says so.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896299 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896300 This quote is just so weird to me. It genuinely sounds like Vladimir is flirting with Estragon but realizes when he paused how weird he was being. Their relationship is so odd. Like at the beginning of the book when Vladimir was trying to embrace Estragon. I wonder if Vladimir wants to take care of Estragon just so he has a purpose.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896300 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896302 I was very shocked by this quote. I was so surprised Estragon was just offering to replace Lucky because Pozzo was not satisfied with him. Even after seeing the poor treatment of Lucky he still offers. This makes me think back to when Pozzo claims Lucky wants to keep his slave job. Does Estragon want a life devoid of free will and decision making? Is what he prefers a master who controls his every action for him?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896302 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896303 I find it incredibly ironic Pozzo is saying this. Pozzo literally has a human slave that he is abusive towards, yet somehow he is foolish enough to believe he is suffering. Pozzo seems to be the king of self pity.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896303 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896304 Vladimir is claiming he has seen Pozzo and Lucky before, however Estragon swears they have not. I wonder is Vladimir actually did see them or not because nothing is truly certain. If they had seen them before I wonder if it was when they were waiting for Godot as well. The passage of time in this novel is very misleading and the main character's interactions with Lucky and Pozzo help emphasize this.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896304 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896305 The fact the tree is blossoming leaves seems to be blatantly ironic. Vladimir refers to a biblical proverb and calls the willow the tree of life. Since the tree is growing and blossoming one could only assume some desire will be filled. Godot never does come and both are left unfulfilled at the end of the play.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896305 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896306 Once again Vladimir seems to think he is the protector of Estragon. However, again Estragon gets beat and Vladimir is no where to protect him. Vladimir seems delusional in his relationship with Estragon.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896306 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896307 I feel like a lot is shown through this scene. First of all Estragon was just told to feel happy by Vladimir and just goes along with it which I think adds to the free will motif. Next, it just is so sad they have to try to just tell themselves they are happy despite doing anything to achieve their happiness. Lastly, I find it very sad that Estragon asks what they do now, it shows that Estragon is not used to being happy and does not know what happy people do]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896307 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896308 Estragon is complaining that he has wasted his whole life where he is. Even though he seems miserable because of this he is still choosing to wait there everyday in the same spot. He can chose to leave but it is almost as if he can not actually make the choice. It seems like all the characters lack some sense of free will in the play.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896308 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896309 It seems like all these characters have to do is make the decision to stop waiting for Godot and move on with their life. Neither are ready to make that decision though. The characters are plagued with such uncertainty that even a simple decision is too much for them to make even if it will ultimately be for the better.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896309 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896310 In French this means "what do you want?". Despite actually answering Estragon's question it seems like Vladimir just repeats it in order to avoid the question. Vladimir probably does not actually know what he wants and therefore can not answer the question. He is simply fufilling his purpose of waiting for Godot and foes not think about what he wants.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896310 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896311 Despite the fact that Vladimir sees himself as Estragon's protector this is the first time he has actually came and protected Estragon. He rushes over to help Estragon immediately. It is clear Vladimir sees his role in this relationship as the protector. However he still does not even let Estragon tell him about his nightmare.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896311 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896312 All Estrogen and Vladimir are doing is going through the motions. Every morning they meet at the tree, wait for Godot all day, then they sleep and the cycle repeats. Estrogen is starting to get fed up with the endless cycle. This makes sense why estrogen is the one who initiates the hanging idea. Estrogen appears to be bored of his life but still chooses to wait everyday because he just does.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896312 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896313 This act when Estragon finds Lucky's smell horrible reminds me of act 1 when Estragon is disgusted by Vladimir's smell. It seems like every human Estragon is unable to get near because of their smell. I wonder if Beckett is trying to call the human race revolting with this or not.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896313 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896314 They are putting their lives in the hands of Godot. Without him Vladimir and Estragon do not see a purpose in life. Godot symbolizes god and religion. Lots of people depend on religion to give them a purpose and give them hope. Without the security of religion, or of Godot, Vladimir and Estragon can not live on.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896314 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896315 This is Estragon's response when Vladimir asks him where he slept for the night. I think this answer implies that he is poor and doesn't have anywhere else to sleep. The following lines after this when he says he was beaten for sleeping there hint at the hardships Estragon goes through early in the play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896315 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896316 Although Vladimir and Estragon are friends, I feel like Vladimir kind of prides himself on what he does for Estragon. He might help Estragon a lot more and sympathize with his struggles, but in a way, he realizes how much his friend needs him. Some points in the play actually make it seem like Vladimir is the smarter of the two, as well.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896316 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896317 I think this is a sort of common misunderstanding in friendships sometimes. People want comfort in their suffering, and when others struggle, it is easy to look at them and think your hardship is worse than theirs. In reality, we can never be certain who suffers more because everyone perceives their own suffering differently and people are unique in how they get through struggles. This seems to be why Vladimir is annoyed with Estragon for complaining. He feels his suffering is worse than his friend's, although he does not fully know how Estragon feels.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896317 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896318 In this quote, a metaphor is used to point out human nature's tendency to blame other people or outside factors for things that happen to them, instead of simply accepting the blame for themselves. In this scene, Estragon and Vladimir are not taking responsibility for their actions, they are just passively waiting for Godot. Estragon blames his unwillingness to move forward and do more on the fact that his feet hurt, and Vladimir mocks him.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896318 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896319 Vladimir tries to debate with Estragon about why only one gospel mentions a criminal being saved, and Estragon eventually just dismisses the matter. This shows Estragon's character to be more careless and that he is not a deep thinker. Vladimir seems to be the one bringing up deep topics, but Estragon is the one who gets bored and distracted easily. Although the two characters are a pair that mostly functions together and they are much alike, but there are distinct differences between Estragon and Vladimir.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896319 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896320 Neither Vladimir nor Estragon seems particularly smart to me, they are constantly joking around with each other, but occasionally get into fights about little stuff. Despite this, they make up very quickly and easily. Estragon's comment at the end of the quote, however, signifies how they also go back to teasing each other and being the comic relief as well.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896320 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896321 This part really confused me. Why is Estragon's first idea of what to do while they wait for Godot to hang themselves from a tree? Are they truly unaware of the consequences that would come, or are they intentionally trying to hurt themselves?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896321 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896322 I'm curious as to who or what exactly Godot is, and what kind of symbolic purpose does it have in the book. Neither of the characters really seem to know why they are waiting for Godot or what good will come out of it. It seems that their whole lives currently are consumed in this constant waiting. They sleep, they get up, and they wait some more every single day, only for this mysterious figure to never show up.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896322 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896323 Being the first time that Godot's name is mentioned, it gives the play a sense of meaning. This is the only purpose the two main characters seem to have and contrasts it their daily routine and attitude. It symbolizes the sometimes pointless cycle of life and how people are always waiting for something that will never come.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896323 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896324 Even though Estragon and Vladimir are best friends, they never seem to get along. They are constantly arguing and not willing to let the other tell their story. However, they seem to care for each other enough to stay loyal, because they always seem to come back to each other in the end.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896324 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896325 The two characters are so bored that they consider just punting an end to the dreary life they live in. Even though they never end up going through with it, they have a weird sense of humor regarding the mater of death and don't seem to take it seriously. The whole matter shows just how messed up the two friends are.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896325 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896326 They don't even know the person they are waiting for. They are just wasting their time in hope of something that will never come. This is satire to all of the people in society that seem to have no purpose or point in their lives.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896326 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896328 Pozzo shows the difference in social class between himself and the two. He finds it comical that someone of lower social status could even be the same species. He represents the discrimination people often have towards others that are different then themselves.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896328 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896329 In continuation with the discrimination Pozzo shows to Estragon and Vladimir, he has no respect towards his slave. He treats him as if he was a lowly animal and does not show any care towards his well being. He believes himself to be higher than everyone around him and treats them all as fools.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896329 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896330 Their waiting seems endless as well as pointless. They wait for something that will never come but are unwilling to loose hope in the one thing that seems to give their lives meaning. In filing their agenda with the sole purpose to see Godot, they have ultimately and ironically made their lives pointless.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896330 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896331 In a hope to delay the inevitable, Pozzo, Vladimir, and Estragon senselessly repeat their goodbye's. Not only does this action show their stupidity, but it also ties in with the theme of repetition. Almost every action in the novel repeats itself at lest one, leading to a feeling of uncertainty in the situation.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896331 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896333 Their day seems to have been wasted for nothing. The one goal that they had been waiting for isn't coming and their moral is depleted. However, they decide not to give up and to wait again the next day. They wrongfully hopeful that Godot will actually come, and mislead themselves to believe that he will eventually.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896333 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896334 Overall, Estragon seems to be a real crybaby. While he may actually believe what he said, he always seems to come back to his friend, showing that they actually do need each other. He shows to be kinda depressed and unhappy with his situation, being that Vladimir is the one that keeps on convincing him to stay and wait for Godot.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896334 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896335 Estragon has conflicting emotions on weather to stay with Vladimir or leave him. He continues to feel that they are better apart, but at the same time wants to stay close to his side. He seems unable to make his own decisions or come to a conclusion on how he truly feels.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896335 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896336 A recurrence of the idea of suicide. Vladimir has to remind Estragon of the previous days events because he is so forgetful. There is a sense that these event have occurred more than once.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896336 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896337 These characters are just really stupid. They are so forgetful that they convince themselves that the previous days events didn't actually occur. No wonder they keep on repeating themselves.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896337 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896338 This speech is kinda ironic. Vladimir tells them that they should do something with their lives while they have the chance, yet all they continue to do is sit around waiting. In the end, in contrast to the point he is trying to get across, Vladimir decides that the need to continue to wait for Godot.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896338 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896339 I just find this one kid of funny, that Estragon is willing to admit that they are crazy.  Also, what does he mean by "we are all born mad?" Through the process he describes, how to people remain mad while other cease to?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896339 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896340 In contrast to his previous interactions with Estragon and Vladimir, Pozzo is now helpless. He realizes that he is no better than the people helping him. He is in such disbelief of his ironic situation that he believes it could be just simply a dream.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896340 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896341 This shows how abusive Pozzo is towards Lucky. He seems to find it amusing to describe the abuse and has nothing wrong with his actions. This continues to illustrate the contrast between social classes and the discrimination that occurs between them.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896341 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896342 It is ironic how aware of the situation Pozzo seems to be. He helps develop the theme of how repetitive life is without ever really getting anywhere or achieving anything. He also shows his discrimination towards them, not thinking they are worth while to even remember.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896342 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896343 Vladimir actually seems to understand the cycle of life he lives in. He seems depressed at the realization that Estragon will never remember and how he will always just go along with it. Vladimir may be aware of his situation in this particular moment, but later on is he faking forgetting or is it real?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896343 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896344 This is an odd way to end the play, with the uneasy sense of the unknown. The reader is left wondering if they will remember their decision the next day and if so, will they go through with it. We are made to feel like the main characters, hopeful that the situation will change, but ultimately knowing that Godot will never come. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896344 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896345 Estragon uses religious imagery to contrast the depressing atmosphere of their situation. However, I don't understand the honeymoon part. Does he mean take Vladimir on a honeymoon? Or someone else?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896345 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896346 Already Vladimir seems sarcastic because he calls Estragon 'His Highness'. The fact that he slept in a ditch contrasts with him being called that. It also immediately sets a tone of loneliness and isolation. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896346 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896348 This immediately makes me confused because I want to know who is beating Estragon? This also makes me sad because not only did he get beat, but apparently he gets beat quite often, and so much so that he doesn't remember it. I am also now mad at Vladimir because he appears to know about the abuse, and hasn't done anything.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896348 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896349 I like Estragon more than I like Vladimir. He seems more laid back and humorous than Vladimir, who is quite the opposite.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896349 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896350 An example of Estragon being a pessimist is during this conversation in which Vladimir starts by saying, "What do we do now?' 'Wait.' 'Yes, but while waiting.' 'What about hanging ourselves?'...'Let's hang ourselves immediately!' 'From a bough? (They go towards the tree) I wouldn't trust it.' 'We can always try," (9). Estragon's persistence on hanging themselves is never ending and quite negative. 
An example of Vladimir being an optimist and more on the positive side of things is, "Ah yes, the two thieves. Do you remember the story?' 'No.' 'Shall I tell it to you?' 'No.' 'It'll pass the time," (4). Instead of just waiting around for Godot, he tries to find things to help pass time.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896350 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896351 Vladimir says that his feet hurt. Vladimir is the one to suggest his feet hurt. Later he is confused as to why Estragon wants to take his  boots off to walk barefoot like Christ.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896351 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896352 Estragon suggests that they could have missed the day they were supposed to be there. The theme of time is starting to develop. Yesterday versus today is confusing in this play. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896352 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896353 This is postmodernist. The characters assume it is a right to laugh. This is ironic because the play is a comedy. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896353 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896355 This is funny. Estragon continues to eat the carrots even though each one tastes worse. He says he will never forget his carrot.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896355 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896356 Ironically Pozzo seems to have humanity here. He suggests everyone is human and equal. Even in God's image. Pozzo is the cruelest character in the play.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896356 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896357 Vladimir can see that Pozzo is evil. I am surprised how awfully he treats Lucky. The control he has is so exaggerated.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896357 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896358 Pozzo seems wise here. He is also very cunning. He likes to place himself above the other characters and use them for his own benefit.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896358 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896359 I'm am unsure why Pozzo needs to be so demanding. He is not capable of having intelligent conversation because of his arrogance. He is indirectly characterized as a bully.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896359 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896360 Is this supposed to be political? I think Beckett may be taking a shot at democrats calling them controlling. It is amazing how easy it is to control Lucky.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896360 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896362 This shows that both men know they are 'tied down' by Godot, and they do not even seem to care. They aren't even sure if that is his name. This shows that they do not understand their own needs, and do not care to be controlled by some other mysterious being. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896362 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896363 Lucky is finally allowed to think. He doesn't say anything that makes sense though. It is all just strung together words with no real meaning. He has a stutter. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896363 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896364 This is an interesting song. I like the way it repeats in a loop. I think this has to do with how the days seem to be a loop. In the same place at the same time.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896364 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896365 This made me laugh. I think the funniest part of the play is Estragon's interjections. They are random and childish comments that make the play more enjoyable to read."]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896365 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896367 Estragon is made to look like he has a horrible memory. What if Vladimir just slept for a long time and the time actually is a few days later. This would totally change the reality of what is going on and the sanity of the other characters.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896367 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896368 What is happening here? What are they scared of. This section made me think they are in the middle of a war battle or something. The rest of the play seems so isolated from everything else. This section comes as a shock.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896368 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896369 It is nice to see the friendship between these characters. At the beginning of act 2, they argue a lot and I started to think they would part from each other. The plot would have drastically changed if each character went on their own.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896369 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896370 Vladimir's mood steadily descends as he speaks. He slowly comes to realize their predicament, and it is not a happy realization. In a way, he feels stuck, tied to this position of waiting for something to happen, waiting for Godot.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896370 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896372 Estragon may be making a statement about life here. Life continues to ebb and flow constantly. We live in a state of perpetual movement. One second flows into the other, but never with the exact same water. Life and time are always changing; every moment is fluid, shifting into one another.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896372 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896373 Estragon and Vladimir discuss the struggle of beginning. Starting a task can be done at anytime, but the most difficult part is deciding to do so. To go from putting something off to beginning the task is most difficult. One must decide to conquer the blank page before one can begin to do so.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896373 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896374 Vladimir is lost in confusion. All he knows is that he is waiting for Godot. Time is becoming confusing to the character who appears to be the most sane.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896374 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896375 This is an interesting way of looking at things. This made me realize that blind people do not have an idea of how time passes. They can not see light versus dark or a clock.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896375 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896376 This is very dark. I am surprised that Estragon is this hungry for revenge. He wants to hurt Lucky so badly he wishes he is alive just to make him feel more pain.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896376 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896377 Pozzo calls Lucky a pig. Pozzo obviously abuses Lucky, both mentally and physically. Pozzo is dominate over Lucky. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896377 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896378 Pozzo is the key piece to making the timeline impossible to figure out. Vladimir seems to be right, and the only character that could confirm is Pozzo because Estragon forgot everything. Pozzo is blind now and cannot remember who he saw the day before.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896378 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896379 Vladimir and Estragon think Lucky is lower than all of them. This is ironic because Lucky is the same as all of them. He is a member of the same species, Pozzo is just not treating him with the same respect. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896379 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896380 Pozzo makes everything seem so hopeless. Everything will fall apart one day. He makes it seem as if there is no point in anything, one day all of their senses will be taken away and his mind will be absent from the world.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896380 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896381 Estragon comments about the need for something to substantiate their existence. As long as they are experiencing something, even if it is something insignificant, Didi and Gogo can go on trusting in their own existence. I wonder if Estragon and Vladimir truly believe that they are real or if their quest for Godot has brought them to the opposite conclusion.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896381 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896382 Pozzo says "in the goodness of his heart" he will sell Lucky like an animal, like that's something good. Then he says he should just kill him, which makes Lucky weep. This is the first time we have seen real emotion from Lucky. I feel so very bad for him. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896382 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896383 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896383 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896384 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896384 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896385 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896385 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896386 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896386 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896387 VLADIMIR:
There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.This shows an aspect of Vladimir's personality. He is quick to question and blame, just as he did with Pozzo. He immediately blamed him for Lucky.  It also just makes a statement on how humans tend to push the blame on others when they are the ones at fault. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896387 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896388 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896388 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896389 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896389 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896390 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896390 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896391 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896391 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896392 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896392 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896393 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896393 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896394 This just gives more evidence to the absurdism in the play. This sort of "salvation" is what Estragon hoped for. This may be what his form of "Godot" was. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896394 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896395 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896395 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896396 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896396 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896397 This was one of those refreshing moments where they validated their existence themselves. They seem to be aware of their situation and can comment on it. Estragon is aware of how tattered his clothes are and can make a joke out of it. I also like the little jab towards poets. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896397 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896398 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896398 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896399 I thought that this was just a funny moment in the play. Though it is weird that he is bashing people, yet he is a person as well. this is just like one of my previous quotes where he made a comment on how people push the blame on others, which is exactly what he is doing now. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896399 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896401 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896401 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896402 This was another funny yet sad interaction between the two. The theatrics of it all were comedic, but it shows how dependent they are on each other. This just shows how they really need the person to survive. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896402 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896403 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896403 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896404 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896404 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896405 I did not really know what to take with this interaction. I thought that maybe it had something to do with what they needed to validate themselves. I kind of took it as, Vladimir not needing Godot yet to validate his existence. Let me know if you have other interpretations. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896405 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896406 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896406 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896407 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896407 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896409 This was the perfect introduction for Pozzo's character. Its demanding and condescending. It makes him out to be the perfect pompous man he is. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896409 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896410 This quote also just shows his massive ego. It just feeds his superiority complex. He felt that they should be honored to be apart of the same species as someone as great as himself. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896410 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896411 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896411 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896412 This gave me some hope while reading. I was definitely appalled by the treatment of Lucky when reading. This just humanized Vladimir for me a bit. It showed a sense of his morals, while all Estragon wanted was the leftover bones. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896412 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896413 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896413 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896414 This was a breath of fresh air while reading. I noticed a lot in his play that amidst all the chaos, a random philosophical statement would just be thrown in there. It was also weird that Pozzo was the one enlightened enough to say it. Though he is definitely one to indulge in life. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896414 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896415 I felt this quote shed some more light into their relationship. Estragon is the "quieter" one while Vlad is always the one trying to do things. Even if he says he likes to be alone, Vladimir still cared for Estragon. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896415 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896416 This quote was one of those sad lines thrown into their banter. This showed a little more of Estragon's dreariness and his loss of hope. This quote made his opinion stand out against Vlad, who was happy about the tree. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896416 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896418 I thought the "little cross" he spoke of could be another form of "Godot." I took it as another form of "salvation" or something people could find their purpose in. This also just reflects the message that people will tr to find purpose in life. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896418 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896419 This was another one of those philosophic statements thrown in their banter. It kind of threw me off guard that is was Vladimir as well. At this point, he was very hopeful for Godot,so it was weird for him to say something this negative. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896419 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896420 This is what he said in response to validating their existence. I took it like he meant that they needed to get ahead and while they were validated. That the needed to keep going forward while they were happy, before they started to question their existence. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896420 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896421 Even though this was a funny moment in the play, this was a rather sad moment. They were so lost in their waiting they just decided that abusing each other was the way to go. Even if it was not healthy, doing anything that took up time while they were waiting for their savior made hem happy. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896421 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896422 This quote confused me in a lot of ways. I think he is meaning something about how is constantly waiting, and never getting the "salvation" he is hoping for. If you have any other interpretatons let me know. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896422 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896423 This quote also deals with absurdism. I feel this is when Vladimir realizes that he has no purpose. Even when he isn't there, time will pass and that the sun will rise. his is when I feel his hope starts to falter. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896423 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896425 This is just another example of when the characters say something super hyper aware out of the blue. Vladimir basically admits to hem forming habits to give themselves purpose. These moments always catch me off guard because it contrasts the usual antics of the characters so much. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896425 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896426 I think this is when he realizes the fault in his faith. He seems to realize that he was stuck in the habit of endlessly believing in something. It makes me sad, that he had so much hope in something we will never know if it existed or not. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896426 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896427 This scene is extremely repetitive and absurd. The two men continue to switch between the three hats they possess. They do not realize the repetitiveness of their actions. This may signify how they do not recognize the fact that they are waiting for Godot daily to no avail.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896427 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896428 Vladimir expresses his relief, thinking that Godot has arrived. In reality, Godot is nowhere to be found and will likely never arrive. I think that Vladimir uses false hopes to convince himself of his own existence. He may even be assuring himself that his existence is not futile by stating that they will move away when the moon rises.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896428 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896429 Gogo shows a sense of understanding and a good ability to understand many things, despite the fact that he is forgetful and seems not as smart

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896429 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896430
Vladimir shows a very selfish trait here, that he thinks his problems outweigh Estragons.  He invalidates Estragon's pain by saying that his pain is worse, but he never actually says what his pain is.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896430 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896431 Estragon has a bad memory and forgets almost everything that he has done.  This makes him seem dumb. While he may not be dumb the many things that he forgets give off the impression that he is. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896431 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896432 Vladimir has a problem with watching other people suffer.  The mere mention of Estragon's nightmare had him on edge. This could also be another example of his selfishness and how he doesn't really care about Estragon. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896432 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896433 Another example of Didi's aversion to suffering. While it may seem like he is standing up for Lucky, he later berates Lucky for mistreating Pozzo. This shows that any type of suffering makes Didi very uncomfortable.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896433 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896434 Estragon shows understanding that Vladimir would be worse off alone than dead. which is another example of Gogo being more smart than what people think. If Gogo were to hang him self and die He knows that Didi would no survive well. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896434 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896436 Didi woke up Gogo because he felt lonely. Once again Vladimir is being selfish and thinking about himself and how he feels, not Estragon. It doesn't matter that much to him if Gogo is tired, he was lonely so he wouldn't let him sleep, which is quite rude.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896436 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896437 Vladimir admits that he does not understand what Gogo is talking about when they talk about hanging them selves. While Estragon presents himself as the less intelligent, in this instance Didi is clueless as to what Gogo is trying to say.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896437 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896438 Vladimir is very sure that Gogo would not survive without him to be around. It is said before though that Vladimir would not do well with out Gogo. which was the reason for not hanging them selves.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896438 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896439 Vladimir is showing that he cares for Gogo but seems to get embarrassed about showing it. It also is another way that he dent have to see Gogo suffer if he takes the pain away. Mostly though, he cares about Estragon but didn't want to show it.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896439 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896440 Vladimir is convinced that Gogo would not survive a day with out him. He shows it through calling Gogo weak and telling him why he always comes "crawling back". I think that Didi is overcompensating because he needs Gogo more than Gogo needs him.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896440 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896441 They are trying to tell them selves that they are happy enough times so that they believe it. I think that they know that they are not happy but are trying to have hope for each other. And if they were not together they would have given up a long time ago.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896441 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896442 I think that Didi has finally lost hope and is trying to make Gogo and himself believe that Godot is real and coming. But deep down Vladimir knows that he is not going to come. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896442 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896443 The boy tells Vladimir that Godot beats his brother, not him. This is the first time we really learn information about Godot. Why is he beating these children?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896443 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896444 The boy tells the men that Godot will not come today, but will see them tomorrow. So, Estragon says that they will just continue to wait there. This shows they must have some trust in this stranger that they believe he will come tomorrow. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896444 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896445 Vladimir isn't really sure of anything now. He is doubting what he knows about Godot (which is nothing). All of the mystery surrounding Godot is making Vladimir question whether or not he has already met him]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896445 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896446 The only thing that seems to be consistent in the play is how there is so much uncertainty and people seem to be forgetting everything. Just like Gogo, Pozzo doesn't remember meeting them the other day, and Gogo didn't remember meeting Pozzo.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896446 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896447 I think that it is interesting that this is the moment that Vladimir has the most clarity. He knows that he saw the boy yesterday and that the boy saw him ( and lied about it). This causes Didi to lash out and the boy and scare him off.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896447 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896448 To me, this could mean so many things. I am hoping they mean they have been friends for fifty years, and not that they have been waiting for Godot for fifty years. This also infers that both men are very old. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896448 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896450 Vladimir may subconsciously believe that the thought of Godot's existence is enough to substantiate his own. Since he mentions the existential question that tormented many during the postmodern era, Vladimir reveals his own wish to understand his purpose. He seems desperate to satisfy that wish by relying on Godot. This leads me to fully believe that Godot is a figment of his imagination, conjured only so that he may find a purpose.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896450 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896452 I think that it is interesting that the one thing the men are very certain of is that Godot is coming. This is the one subject that is surrounded by the most mystery. Which is why I find it interesting that this is what they are certain on.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896452 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896453 By the end of the play Didi seems very confused. He is not very certain of many things. He can't even be certain of his own. consciousness.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896453 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896454 Didi is so certain that Godot is going to come that he puts both of their lives in it. Another reason is that Didi does not have anymore hope left in him for anything, so he knows Godot won't come, which means he wants to Hang himself. Since he is selfish he wants to bring Gogo with him.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896454 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896455 this stage direction threw me a bit. One Lucky wasn't sold so he is stuck with Pozzo. Two, Pozzo being blind seemed fake to me, I really didn't believe it.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896455 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896456 Act 2 starts off the bat with a very dark and violent mood. Vladimir is singing this sad poem. The beaten dog reflects Estragon, who was again beaten during the night. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896456 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896457 Estragon is quite philosophical in his statement. He claims that we are all born without reason. I'm unsure if I agree with him in that I believe we are each born with a certain set of morals that are then built upon as life goes on. I doubt that all of us are born with insane morals. Perhaps Estragon is simply alluding to his and Vladimir's lack of reasoning (they remain mad). He may be the only one who understands that Godot is not coming and, they are mad for staying there and waiting.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896457 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896458 I think Vladimir saying Estragon gets beat because he doesn't know how to defend himself is very insensitive and rude. If he knows his friend is getting beat, then he should try to do something to help him or to stop it. And I wonder who all those ten people are. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896458 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896459 To me, this is a moment of profound defeat. The entire plotline has been about waiting for Godot and the lack of control Didi and Gogo have over their own lives. When Vladimir thinks that he could pick himself up, he makes the decision to live his own life; however, he tries and fails, once more falling into the abyss of being controlled by another being. Perhaps there is hope though: if he and Estragon help each other up, they could both find self-direction together.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896459 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896460 Pozzo's words express the sorrow of life. His outlook is quite negative in that he sees something so beautiful and miraculous as birth in such a grim and dreary environment as a graveyard. What he means is that as one person is born, one has died; he has reflected on laughs and tears in the same regard. Pozzo may be telling Didi and Gogo that they should look forward to those gleaming lights, or he may be warning them of the long hours of darkness ahead. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896460 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896461 Vladimir shows Estragon that the barren tree from yesterday is now full of leaves. The tree is a symbol of hope or strength coming. It is also interesting how Vladimir pointed the tree out, since he is always the more perceptive of the two. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896461 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896462 I really liked this reminder that there are lessons to be learned from everyone we meet. Even those who hurt us can make us stronger and kinder, more careful of the things we say to others. This is good for me to remember as I meet lots of new people.

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896462 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896463 This made me stop and think for a minute about the emotions in the world. I, for one, would rather be the one continuing on the laugh rather than the tears. This reminded me of a quote from Marjorie Pay Hinckley: “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.” 

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896463 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896464 I am confused by Lucky’s monologue. What is Samuel Beckett’s purpose in not using any type of sentence structure or punctuation? From my analysis, it seems to be written in a way to confuse the audience. There is no obvious topic of Lucky’s rambling: Vladimir and Estragon are the only ones who seem to understand what he is saying, as they react with anger to different phrases. 

]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896464 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896465 The nicknames Vladimir and Estragon have for each other are very childish. I think that this was one of the ways Beckett used to show the immaturity of the two men. They are not very intelligent and their thought processes are very similar to young children.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896465 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896466 Vladimir and Estragon's discussion is both humorous and absurd. The idea of suicide is thrown around loosely and not taken seriously. However, since it reoccurs in Act II it is probably very symbolic.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896466 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896468 I was surprised by the amount of biblical allusions occurring in this play. Not only do the names of Christ and other Biblical figures come up often, there are many characters and situations allude to Biblical stories. Was this common is absurdist plays to have many biblical allusions?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896468 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896469 This is another example of their immaturity. Even though Vladimir and Estragon speak of being together for over fifty years, they are not mature. Estragon seems to be less mature when it comes to intelligence, as well, for he seems to rely on Vladimir for all thinking through all they must do. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896469 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896470 This is a dominant refrain throughout the play. The characters are continually asking what they are doing and why they are waiting. Symbolically, this is similar to people questioning their faith.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896470 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896471 Vladimir is saying that everyone was supposed to hear Pozzo's cries. Vladimir is talking about fate. He is saying that they represent all mankind in its relationship to God.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896471 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896472 Pozzo makes this statement about Lucky to explain to Vladimir and Estragon why Lucky always holds the bags. Personally, I don't think Pozzo is being truthful. I feel that Pozzo likes being in control, and dominating Lucky fuels that. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896472 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896473 Pozzo is so cruel towards Lucky. It is appalling to me that Pozzo treats him so terribly and does not even recognize that Lucky is doing all that is asked of him. The fact that Pozzo treats Lucky as less than a human is disgusting! I do not enjoy Pozzo's character at all. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896473 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896474 Vladimir is saying that he know their life is boring. All they do is wait for Godot. He is also referring to dying as being "in the midst of nothingness". ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896474 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896476 This shows Pozzo's philosophical outlook on life. All life is connected, when others are happy, others are sad. He believes that everything is balanced. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896476 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896477 Throughout the play Estragon keeps trying to tell Vladimir about his dreams. However Vladimir never wants to hear them. Vladimir may feel that he can't distinguish from reality and unreality.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896477 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896478 Pozzo is saying that once someone is born, another dies. This is a very dark and negative way to view birth. Usually it is seen as very beautiful and a gift. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896478 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896479 This statement seems very despondent. Vladimir just wishes for Godot to come and is so tired of waiting and waiting. In this moment, he seems to be annoyed and frustrated with the characters he must interact with: the intelligence of Estragon, the cruelness of Pozzo, and the sad life that Lucky must lead. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896479 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896480 I thought this statement of Vladimir's was a bit of humor for the play. He truly does care about Estragon and shows this through his comment, but is also not willing to do extra work if not necessary! He will help Estragon but he also does not want Estragon to take advantage of his friendship. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896480 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896481 Vladimir questions seeing the Boy, wondering if he's seen him before. The Boy says he hasn't and Vladimir quickly brushes it off. This makes me wonder if the Boy is even real at all. It could be that the Boy is a figment of their imagination--but this might suggest that Pozzo and Lucky also aren't real.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896481 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896482 Vladimir is saying that having habits kills you. This is ironic because both men are in a constant loop of the same events. Vladimir is making a comment on both men's lives.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896482 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896483 This difference in what Estragon and Vladimir would like to see Lucky do helps to further highlight these two men's differences. Estragon represents the physicality of the relationship: he wishes to see Lucky dance and notices physical features more commonly. Vladimir, on the other hand, is the more intellectual half of the friendship: he creates the plans, understands they are waiting for Godot, and helps Estragon think himself out of his pickles. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896483 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896484 This comment made by Estragon seems to be very contradicting. I took this as Estragon not wanting Vladimir to ask him specific questions but still needing his friendship and his strength. I was kind of confused though, because Estragon tends to be the one who wants hugs and physical communication from Vladimir, but at this point, he did not. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896484 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896485 We know that Vladimir and Estragon have been waiting for at least two days and now they have to wait another day before Godot appears. This really seems to be a test for the two, to see if they can keep their belief (faith) that Godot will ultimately arrive.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896485 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896486 Again, the boy comes and says that Godot is not coming. The boy does say that Godot will come tomorrow. The fact that he says Godot will come tomorrow shows they are stuck in this loop of waiting. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896486 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896487 Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for this guy they don't even know will show up. However, they simultaneously say they will wait and that they will possibly wait. The theme of ambiguity and uncertainty is dominant throughout the act.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896487 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896488 The boots may symbolic in a way that they've brought struggles to him. But, to someone else, happiness. Boots especially may signify a journey or it might even allude to the expression of walking a mile in someone else's shoes. This could imply sharing a burden or having empathy.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896488 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896490 Again, the repetition of saying they will hang themselves. However, Vladimir says that if Godot comes, they will be saved, presumably from suicide. This shows they are tied to Godot, and let him decide their fate. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896490 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896491 At the end, the men say they want to leave. However, they do not move. This shows they are tied to their habits of waiting for godot. They will never break this loop. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896491 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896493 Estragon makes a comparison with Christ and himself, partly because he goes barefoot. This is an interesting twist, considering that their is a possibility that Godot represents God and is testing the faith of Estrogan and Vladimir. I wonder if Estragon could symbolize a false prophet if that is the case.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896493 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896495 This comment of Vladimir's made me laugh! I totally agree with this! Sometimes, we can not predict or control our moods! Obviously, we can work to change our mood if we are having a bad day, but sometimes things will hit us at different times that can change our mood unexpectedly. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896495 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896497 The leaves on the tree could represent hope and regrowth. It may represent Vladimir and Estragon's faith in that Godot might come soon.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896497 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896498 This statement is interesting. I feel like Estragon said something similar in act one, about how he either instantly forgets or never forgets. I understand why Vladimir was starting to get very frustrated with Estragon: I know I would be frustrated with someone who couldn't remember what we had done the day before. (obviously, not talking about diseases and stuff)]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896498 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896499 Vladimir seemingly states a contradictory position. On the one hand, he missed Estrogan but, on the other hand, he was happy when Estrogan wasn't there. This statement seems to highlight the ambiguity of their relationship.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896499 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896500 Estragon is speaking of the tree here and how it is constantly changing. I took this as Beckett's commentary on the unstableness of mankind. Beckett is saying that even though there are changes around us, they are insignificant in the grand scheme of mankind's nothingness. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896500 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896502 This is a complex statement that addresses truth and reality. Vladimir seems to be saying that there are different realities for each person. By extension, there are different sets of truths with which to gauge reality.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896502 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896503 Vladimir and Estragon are seen once again bantering. It seems that they do this to pass the time. However, it is probably significant that they can rationally claim something is insignificant.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896503 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896504 The two of them constantly talk about how they should split apart but then they never do. This is a prime example of the absurdist play because there is lots of illogical thought that ends up concluding in nothing. I find in interesting that all the way through the end, the two men stay together. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896504 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896505 In this exchange, Vladimir is responding to Estragon imitating a tree. However, his statement follows Estragon's tangential question about God. Consequently, it appears as if Vladimir suggests you must close your eyes for God to see Estragon. This is perhaps suggestive of blind faith.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896505 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896506 Estragon's confused comment about the beginning of time is another example of absurdism. There is no real concept of beginning, middle, or end in the play. The play ends in the same place as it began, with no real change in Vladimir and Estragon's attitudes or perspectives. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896506 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896507 In the first act, Pozzo is sighted, but in the second act, Pozzo is blind. On the one hand, this inverts his role with Lucky. Pozzo is dependent on Lucky. On the other hand, this reaffirms a theme of faith and of knowing (seeing) the truth.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896507 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896508 Estragon is responding to Vladimir's discussion of keeping one's commitment (such as waiting for Godot). Estragon, surprisingly, makes a deeply philosophical comment about humanity and, possibly, of being deceived and not knowing.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896508 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896509 Estragon's comment about them doing nothing in particular for the past fifty years is ironic because he also just said that he can not remember what they have done. It is an unintelligent comment, perhaps written to highlight his immaturity and unintelligence. It also does serve the purpose of adding the concept of fifty years to their relationship. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896509 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896511 In this passage, Estragon says (jokes?) that Pozzo's name is Abel and that Lucky's name is Cain. This is a direct reference to the sons of Adam and Eve. In the Bible, Cain kills Abel and this would imply Lucky (symbolically) kills Pozzo. It is probably not a coincident that a blind Pozzo has become dependent upon Lucky.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896511 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896512 Vladimir calls Estragon a hog!! Is he turning into Pozzo? I do not like this turn in their relationship and I do not like how Vladimir has changed for the worse since meeting Pozzo and Lucky.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896512 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896513 The sand represents the absurdity of the play. There seems to be no importance for it. And yet Lucky has been carrying it for a while. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896513 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896514 This stage command brought me back to beginning of the play. Vladimir completes this action many times, adding to the circling motion of the plot. I do wonder what he thinks he was going to find in that hat, when he looks in it time after time with the same result.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896514 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896515 These last two lines demonstrate the ultimate absurdity of the play. The statement to leave parallels the fact that they don't move. This contradiction highlights the ambiguities of thought and action. This might also symbolic, ultimately, the failure of religion that promises but does not deliver.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896515 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896516 This comment made me take a step back! Vladimir says this after he and Estragon have spent the last two pages insulting each other. I'm not sure if this is meant to be an ironic statement, but I don't generally think of insulting my friends as a fun pastime . . . ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896516 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896517 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896517 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896518 Pozzo says this after Vladimir starts berating him for the way he treats Lucky. It seems like he is ready to go back on what he said and he apologizes for anything he did that upset them, however, he does not change his actions or his abusive attitude to his slave. I feel like he could be very manipulative in some ways, especially since earlier in the conversation he seemed to be trying to make Estragon and Vladimir pity him instead of Lucky. He has a victim mentality, an idea that the world treats him horribly too, so therefore he has a right to act the way he does to Lucky. A lot of people do this in today's world and I feel like Beckett was trying to show that in Pozzo's character.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896518 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896519 This is a quote from the boy, who supposedly works for Godot.  I feel like there is some major symbolism behind these words... Like if Godot is meant to be seen as a God-like figure, and the boy tends his sheep, what does that mean for the boy? There's all kinds of bible stories and symbolism about taking care of lambs and sheep, and the good shepherd, so I feel like this relates in some way, especially since one of the themes seems to be that a merciful, loving God does not exist, and if he does, he doesn't care about the sufferings of his people. Is the boy a slave? Or could he possibly just be in Estragon and Vladimir's imaginations at that point because they are so desperate to find Godot, their meaning in life?]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896519 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896520 This was when Estragon tried to leave his boots for someone else and go barefoot, claiming he would be like Christ. I think this part shows another way Estragon and Vladimir attempt to deal with the meaningless universe around them. Since the book is trying to give the idea that there is no God, Estragon's comment is just a futile attempt to find a reason to live. His comment about crucifixion is another way to possibly deal with the struggle he goes through, and it makes it clear to me that he is, in fact suicidal and the earlier comments about hanging themselves were entirely attempts to end it all.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896520 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896521 Vladimir believes strongly in Godot, he's very faithful. He's very certain on waiting for Godot.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896521 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896522 Estragon doesn't really care about waiting for Godot, in fact it really seems like he only stays for Vladimir.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896522 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896523 Very strong religious feel here. The mention of 'prayer' and not really asking for anything specific.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896523 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896524 Kind of ironic considering Vladimir and Estragon haven't gone anywhere. Typically, the mention of a road brings travel or a journey with it.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896524 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896525 Lucky's name is very ironic. You'd think that he'd be a very lucky person, but considering his situation he seems to be very unlucky.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896525 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896526 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896526 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896527 Another example where Estragon doesn't seem to be interested in or believe in Godot. Yet, Vladimir is still persistent on it.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896527 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896528 Estragon questions existence, and their relationship. To me it sounds like he's starting to think that he doesn't have to stay with Vladimir, and can go create his own purpose.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896528 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896529 This is a continuation to what Estragon said in my last reaction. He is still doubting their dependency for one another.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896529 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896531 The two are still dependent of each other, even if they're complete foils. Vladimir is waiting for Godot, which means Estragon has to wait for him too.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896531 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896532 I felt the same way while reading the play. All they do is wait for Godot, which I'm starting to think is supposed to represent God.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896532 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896533 To me, I feel like this enhances the idea of misery in the play. Most of the play Estragon and Vladimir are suffering and depressed, and now that they are happy (if they actually are, it almost seems like they are forcing themselves to believe everything is okay), if they are happy, they do not know how to handle the emotion at all because they have spent so much time being sad about the trials they face. I feel like this is true in today's world too, people are persistent and seem to stay in their state of sadness simply because they don't understand what happiness is supposed to feel like and so much of their lives were consumed with suffering. Vladimir's response to wait for Godot not only brings up repetition of what their whole purpose in life seems to be, but it also shows that they don't know any other way to spend their time when they are not in misery.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896533 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896534 I don't know why, but the Act 2, and pretty much the whole book just seems to have this dreamlike sense to me. The mood is all dreary and dark, and there is no specific plot. The play seems like a walk-through of human suffering and how humans are punished severely for their sins. This is a key idea of existentialism, and it just makes the play seem all dreamlike and as if nothing is real, kind of like The Road and how despair in that book contributed to the mood. Also, I think the lack of characters and plot add to this.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896534 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896535 In this scene, Estragon and Vladimir were trying to exercise to pass the time, and then they ended up doing some form of meditation or yoga. Again, the characters are seeking distractions from the meaningless universe, and it doesn't seem to work. They then turn to God again and try praying, but it doesn't seem to do them any good.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896535 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896536 Estragon seems to be the one to jump to conclusions and fall into despair over little struggles. Every little thing comes piling up until it is too much for him to handle, and I think that's why he is the one to first suggest hanging themselves. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896536 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896537 This part emphasizes the suffering in Estragon and Vladimir's lives and shows they don't feel like they ever knew a time they were happy, which makes the book all the more depressing. I think Estragon is envious of Pozzo in a way because he at least had some good times in his life before everything fell apart, whereas Estragon seems do have always been homeless, and doesn't think there could ever be joy in life because he hasn't experienced it.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896537 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896538 Vladimir cannot stand the concept of human suffering and for this reason he does not want to hear Estragon's dreams. To me, it seemed like he has a lot of empathy, but he doesn't know how to use it correctly, so just tries to avoid the subject all together. Hearing about other people's trials in life makes him feel like he himself is suffering, so he ignores it instead of treating people with compassion.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896538 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896539 I feel like at this point Vladimir is really starting to lose hope and he's not so sure if Godot will come at all. So far he has been more persistent than Estragon in waiting for Godot, but he is loosing hope himself now. The end of this act also resembles that of act 1 because they are back to the place where they started, waiting for Godot, and this seems to be their only real purpose in life, waiting for something that will never come.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896539 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896540 This is one of the final lines of the play, the characters decide they will give it one more day and if Godot doesn't show up, they will kill themselves. I think it's also another way of saying if they don't find the meaning of life soon, they will give up on everything. The play ends on this note, leaving the reader/audience to wonder what happens next, although the rest of the play reminds them that Godot will most likely not show up at all. ]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896540 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896541 I think Vladimir feels a sense of responsibility for Estragon. Although he won't listen to his dreams, he is very protective of his friend, and in a way keeps him out of trouble. This is part of the reason he insists that he and Estragon stay together.  Because as much as Estragon needs Vladimir, Vladimir needs to feel needed by Estragon for his life to have any meaning.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896541 elizaschoonover2003 https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896542 I feel like this scene just shows how they don't know what to do when they are actually happy. They need something to do to pass the time, and so they decide to argue. This just shows how pointless their lives are, they do nothing except for sleep, eat, and wait for Godot, and they have to come up with purposeless things to do while they wait, again pointing to the theme that the world is meaningless.]]> 2020-04-05 04:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizaschoonover2003/utf4oh557alz/wish/492896542