An outstanding example of the Theatre of the Absurd, this is a tragicomedy about two tramps, in which nothing happens except trivial events and conversation that suggest the meaninglessness of life. The two tramps Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) are continually aware of cold, hunger and pain as they wait vainly for the arrival of the mysterious Godot, who sends a boy to them each day to tell them he will come the next day. The tramps quarrel and contemplate suicide, separation, and departure, but they remain dependent on each other and never do anything. Their condition is further reflected in the relationship between Pozzo, a rich man, and Lucky his servant and the only passerby who he cruelly mistreats. The play ends with the tramps still waiting for Godot to come and though it is bleak and despairing, Beckett's play is also richly humorous, asserting the human will to live in spite of everything.
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