Waiting for Godot Lucky Quotes

Lucky

Quote 1

LUCKY
Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell […]. (1.639)

Lucky’s speech parodies the absurdity of pedantic jargon. With repeated phrases such as "qua," "for reasons unknown," "time will tell," etc., the speech has an academic exterior but no substance.

Lucky

Quote 2

LUCKY
Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown […]. (1.639)

In the course of his "nonsense" speech, Lucky says "for reasons unknown" ten times. His speech feigns authority with its academic tone, but the words themselves reveal the same deep uncertainty that pervades the rest of the play.

Lucky

Quote 3

LUCKY
Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment plunged in fire whose fire flames if that continues and who can doubt it will fire the firmament that is to say blast hell to heaven so blue still and calm so calm with a calm […]. (1.639)

Lucky’s speech may appear to be mostly nonsense, but look at how he starts off. His mention of "a personal God" with a "white beard" is what later prompts Vladimir to ask the Boy if Godot has a white beard. We’d go on here, but it gets messy; check out "Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory" for more.