![]() ![]() Vladimir and Estragon, as the title of the play suggests, are static, perpetually waiting together. Pozzo barks orders at Lucky, who responds with actions rather than words, except when performing his celebrated monologue. Vladimir and Estragon converse in swift stichomythia and repartee. These differences are reflected in the dialogue. In both cases, they contrast sharply in appearance and manner. In the first place, Vladimir and Estragon enjoy an equal relationship and are fairly similar in character, while Pozzo and Lucky appear in act 1 as master and slave and in act 2 as blind man and guide. To do so, however, is quickly to discover that they present contrasts at practically every point. As there are only four characters of any importance in Waiting for Godot, and as they appear before the audience in two pairs, it seems natural to compare the two relationships. ![]()
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