Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett; S. E. Gontarski

Author:Samuel Beckett; S. E. Gontarski
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Drama, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English
ISBN: 9780802144638
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 1956-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Estragon

Vladimir

Lucky

Pozzo

a boy

*ACT II*

Next day. Same time.

Same place.

Estragon's boots front center, heels together, toes

splayed. Lucky's hat at same place.

The tree has four or five leaves.

Enter Vladimir agitatedly. He halts and looks long at the tree,

then suddenly begins to move feverishly about the stage. He

halts before the boots, picks one up, examines it, sniffs it,

manifests disgust, puts it back carefully. Comes and goes.

Halts extreme right and gazes into distance off, shading his

eyes with his hand. Comes and goes. Halts extreme left, as

before. Comes and goes. Halts suddenly and begins to sing

loudly.

VLADIMIR:

A dog came in—

Having begun too high he stops, clears his throat,

resumes:

A dog came in the kitchen

And stole a crust of bread.

Then cook up with a ladle

And beat him till he was dead.

Then all the dogs came running

And dug the dog a tomb—

He stops, broods, resumes:

Then all the dogs came running

And dug the dog a tomb

And wrote upon the tombstone

For the eyes of dogs to come:

A dog came in the kitchen

And stole a crust of bread.

Then cook up with a ladle

And beat him till he was dead.

Then all the dogs came running

And dug the dog a tomb—

He stops, broods, resumes:

Then all the dogs came running

And dug the dog a tomb—

He stops, broods. Softly.

And dug the dog a tomb . . .

He remains a moment silent and motionless, then begins

to move feverishly about the stage. He halts before the

tree, comes and goes, before the boots, comes and

goes, halts extreme right, gazes into distance, extreme

left, gazes into distance. Enter Estragon right,

barefoot, head bowed. He slowly crosses the stage.

Vladimir turns and sees him.

VLADIMIR:

You again! (Estragon halts but does not raise his head.

Vladimir goes towards him.) Come here till I embrace you.

ESTRAGON:

Don't touch me!

Vladimir holds back, pained.

VLADIMIR:

Do you want me to go away? (Pause.) Gogo! (Pause.

Vladimir observes him attentively.) Did they beat you?

(Pause.) Gogo! (Estragon remains silent, head bowed.)

Where did you spend the night?

ESTRAGON:

Don't touch me! Don't question me! Don't speak to me!

Stay with me!

VLADIMIR:

Did I ever leave you?

ESTRAGON:

You let me go.

VLADIMIR:

Look at me. (Estragon does not raise his head.

Violently.) Will you look at me!

Estragon raises his head. They look long at each other,

then suddenly embrace, clapping each other on the back.

End of the embrace. Estragon, no longer supported, almost

falls.

ESTRAGON:

What a day!

VLADIMIR:

Who beat you? Tell me.

ESTRAGON:

Another day done with.

VLADIMIR:

Not yet.

ESTRAGON:

For me it's over and done with, no matter what happens.

(Silence.) I heard you singing.

VLADIMIR:

That's right, I remember.

ESTRAGON:

That finished me. I said to myself, He's all alone, he thinks

I'm gone for ever, and he sings.

VLADIMIR:

One is not master of one's moods. All day I've felt in

great form. (Pause.) I didn't get up in the night, not once!

ESTRAGON:

(sadly). You see, you piss better when I'm not there.

VLADIMIR:

I missed you . . . and at the same time I was happy. Isn't

that a strange thing?

ESTRAGON:

(shocked). Happy?

VLADIMIR:

Perhaps it's not quite the right word.

ESTRAGON:

And now?

VLADIMIR:

Now? . . . (Joyous.) There you are again . . .

(Indifferent.) There we are again. . . (Gloomy.) There I am

again.

ESTRAGON:

You see, you feel worse when I'm with you. I feel better

alone too.

VLADIMIR:

(vexed). Then why do you always come crawling back?

ESTRAGON:

I don't know.

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