Monday, October 3, 2011

Waiting...and waiting...and waiting...for Godot

I really disliked reading this play. I found it very confusing and kind of hard to read. I also had a very hard time understanding Vladimir and Estragon's love-hate relationship. One second they we're being abnormally lovey dovey and the next second they're yelling at each other and being rude to one another. When Pozzo and Lucky came into the picture I was even more so confused. Was Lucky Pozzo's slave? What was going on with Pozzo and Lucky's relationship? We're they actually pleasant with one another at one point? If so, what caused Pozzo to treat Lucky the way he does? I, at first, thought that Lucky was a dog until I saw the pictures that were integrated into the text. I don't understand this very strange society these characters reside in. I originally thought that this play would be realistic, but after reading it, it seems to be more of a very strange, fictional world. The reason for their extensive waiting for Godot was not clear to me either. Supposedly, their meeting with Godot would affect their futures? What REALLY confused me was the second act. Was the first act merely Vladimirs dream or was the second act in fact the dream? How is it that no one remembers the events of the previous day except Vladimir? Were the events of the first and second act actually a day apart or much more than that? This entire play was very bizarre to me; I just don't even know what to make of it. Waiting for Godot completely screwed with my mind. I did not enjoy reading this play.

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