- This blog is a response of these eight questions which is based on Samuel Beckett's play 'Waiting for Godot'.
1. Why does Beckett grow a few leaves in Act II on the barren tree - The tree has four or five leaves ?
2 . Can we do any political reading of the play if we see European nations represented by the ' names ' of the characters ( Vladimir - Russia ; Estragon - France ; Pozzo - Italy and Lucky - England ) ? What interpretation can be inferred from the play written just after World War II ? Which country stands for ' Godot ' ?
1.3 . In Act I , in reply to Boy's question :
" BOY : What am I to tell Mr. Godot , Sir ?
VLADIMIR : Tell him ... ( he hesitates ) ... tell him you saw us . ( Pause . ) You did see us , didn't you ?
How does this conversation go in Act II ? What is the significance ?
1.4 . In both Acts , evening falls into night and moon rises . How would you interpret this coming of night and moon ' when actually they are waiting for Godot ?
1.5 . What is the meaning of the terms ' Apathia , Aphasia and Athambia ' in Lucky's speech ? ** . divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown ... "
1.6 . A better solution to the tramp's predicament than to wait - is , suicide " . Is it really so ? Why they fail to commit suicide ? ( Pg 36 in the article )
1.7 . Explain : " Godot might become as image of what Sartre calls " Bad Faith " " . ( Pg 39 in the article )
1.8 . Explain : " One hardly feels the absurdity of some things , on the one hand , and the necessity of those other things , on the other , ( for it is rare that feeling of absurdity is not followed by the feeling of necessity ) , when one feels the absurdity of those things of which one had just felt the necessity ( for it is rare that the feeling of necessity is not followed by the feeling of absurdity ) "
