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Waiting for Godot
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Samuel Beckett
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Waiting for Godot Characters
Meet the Cast
Vladimir
Vladimir is also called "Didi" or, in one bizarre moment, "Albert."Vladimir’s Relationship with EstragonBreaking into Waiting for Godot is daunting, but the solution is to just dive in. So le...
Estragon
Estragon is also called "Gogo," and in one odd moment, "Adam."Estragon, the "Other" GuyAt first it seems like Estragon is around to play second fiddle to Vladimir. He comes off as inferior to Vladi...
Pozzo
Pozzo: God or not?Pozzo is tyrannical, cruel, focused only on himself, and seems to possess some sort of mystical watch. But one thing at a time. We’ll get to the watch in a minute. The first...
Lucky
Lucky is Pozzo’s slave. He is abused physically and verbally, made to work to the point of exhaustion, and denied any opportunity to act of his own accord.Sounds bad, right? Actually, Lucky...
Godot
Ok, so Godot isn’t really a character. Or, at least, we can’t be sure if he’s a character or not. But he’s in the title, and talking about him seems to be everyone’s f...