Godot Act 2 Allusions

Dilip Rathinakumar Act 2 Allusions

Religious Allusions from Symbols  Tree:  Tree: • •

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Only distinct piece of setting.  Jesus was crucied crucied on a cross cross which is sometimes referr referred ed to as a tree! tree! " Jesus was nailed to the tree!. #onnects to $ladimir%&stragon hanging themsel'es from the tree " reference to the cruci(ion. This also connects with &stragon comparing himself to #hrist in Act ).

Religious Allusions Quotes $*AD+,+R (stopping) -our (stopping)  -our turn. Estragon does the tree, staggers. &TRA/O0 Do you think /od sees me1 $*AD+,+R  -ou  -ou must close close your eyes. Estragon closes his eyes, staggers worse. &TRA/O0 (stopping, brandishing his fsts, at the top o his voice.) /od voice.)  /od ha'e pity on me $*AD+,+R (vexed) And (vexed) And me1 &TRA/O0 On me On me 3ity On me Enter Pozzo and Lucy. Pozzo is blind. Lucy burdened as beore. 42.56)789 beore.  42.56)789

$*AD+,+R + tell you his name is 3oo. &TRA/O0 >ell soon see. ($e re%ects.) A
&stragon demands for pity. 3oo enters as a sa'ior. ;ut he is a illiam ;lake ?!iger ? !iger !iger in the "ight. ,uch of the poem talks a
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Dilip Rathinakumar &TRA/O0 3erhaps the other is called #ain. #ain #ain 3OBBO Celp &TRA/O0 Ces all humanity. 42.8)78289 $*AD+,+R ($e loos again at Estragon.) At me too someone is lookingE of me too someone is sayingE Ce is sleepingE he knows nothingE let him sleep on. 42.F69 $*AD+,+R (sotly) Cas he a
While looking at Estragon, Vladimir thinks someone is looking at him. This “someone else” ould be god.

Vladimir onludes that !odot is !od. "e fears the onse#uenes of missing a meeting $ith !odot %$hih is $hy the last line is so emotional for him&.

Vladimir'Estragon don(t kno$ muh about !odot %nothing about a))earane, $ho he is, and e*en sometimes unertain about his name. +ut they kno$ his )o$er due to “"e(d )unish us”. Similar to !od(s )o$er.