Relationship between Estragon and Vladimir in " Waiting for Godot"

relationship between Estragon and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot

1. Relationship between Estragon and Vladimir in “ Waiting for Godot “ Name : Parmar Darshna V. Roll No : 6 Year : 2017-2019 M.A. : Sem -3 Paper Name : ( Modernist Literature) Presentation Topic : Relationship between Estragon and Vladimir in “ Waiting for Godot “ Email Id : [email protected] Submitted to : Smt S.B. Gardi Department of English M.K.Bhavnagar University

2. About Author Samuel Beckett He is born in Dublin Ireland in 1906. He was poet ,playwright and story writer. Samuel Beckett was the father of the Theatre of Absurd and Author of Waiting for Godot . His work : Waiting for Godot Endgame Malone die The unnamable

3. About play Waiting for Godot It is originally wrote in French 1948, Beckett translated the play into English. Subtitled ‘a tragicomedy in two acts’ Vladimir and Estragon are protagonist .Both are waiting for unknown person Mr.Godot . But he never come. The play based on the idea of nothingness waiting and Absurdity.

4. Character of the play : Vladimir Estragon

5. Vladimir and Estragon Vladimir Estragon Estragon call him DiDi ,small boy , Mr.Albert Practical ,intellectual Philosopher Stable Remembers thing Upset He has hope Godot will come one day Protector of Estragon Vladimir call him Gogo . A poet Eater No sense of time and place Telling funny story . Depend on Vladimir . He was skeptical . Forgets the thing . Estragon was slipping. He was dreamers

6. Relationship between Estragon and Vladimir as ‘Body’ and ‘Soul’ In this play Beckett has given all the physical torments and suffering to Estragon and give mental pain to Vladimir . Estragon –body –physical Vladimir –soul –intellect Both characters are dependent on each other in order to wait for Godot . One character’s weakness is the other character’s strength. Father and son Relationship.

7. Symbol of “ Boot” and “ Hat” Vladimir Estragon Symbol of hat It connect with mind Thinking , intellect, Remember to Mr. Godot Symbol of boot It connect with physical Sleep ,forgot everything Not remember Mr.Godot , even forgot name also.

8. Vladimir and Estragon as a tramp character Both have physical attributes of the tramp . Both have wear big boots ,which don’t necessarily fit. Their suits are baggy and ill fitted .a big bowler hat, a famous small mustche.

9. Conclusion : As mind controls body ,Vladimir controls Estragon in the worst suicide situations . Therefore ,Estragon represents the body of a person ,to have simple understanding . While Vladimir represents mind ( soul).This is the way that Beckett unconsciously split into two different aspects of a single person –body ( Estragon ) and soul /mind ( Vladimir ) .