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    Vladimer and Estragon

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    Vladimir and Estragon are tramps who are waiting for someone named Godot. They dress similarly in worn, ill-fitting clothes. Vladimir is more intellectual and makes decisions, while Estragon is more concerned with physical needs and has to have things explained to him. Their relationship contrasts with that of Pozzo and Lucky, who have a master-servant dynamic rather than a friendship.

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    Vladimir and Estragon are tramps who are waiting for someone named Godot. They dress similarly in worn, ill-fitting clothes. Vladimir is more intellectual and makes decisions, while Estragon is more concerned with physical needs and has to have things explained to him. Their relationship contrasts with that of Pozzo and Lucky, who have a master-servant dynamic rather than a friendship.

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    7. b.

    Relationships between Vladimir and Estragon in Waiting for Godot

    Vladimir and Estragon are the main protagonists of the play, Waiting for
    Godot. In hearing the play read, even the most experienced theater
    person will often confuse one of the characters for the other. Therefore,
    the similarities are as important as the differences between them.

    Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot: some indication that life is
    meaningful or an escape. Both are tramps dressed in costumes which
    could be interchanged - big boots which don't necessarily fit, big bowler
    hats, baggy and ill-fitting suits. Their costumes recall the type found in
    burlesque or vaudeville houses. The opening scene with Estragon
    struggling with his boots and Vladimir doffing and donning his hat to
    inspect it for lice could be a part of a burlesque routine. Such comic
    episodes continue until the characters — and the audiences — are
    bored with it.

    Vladimir would be the equivalent of the straight man in burlesque


    comedy. He is also the intellectual who is concerned with a variety of
    ideas. Of the two, Vladimir makes the decisions and remembers
    significant aspects of their past. Vladimir seems to know more about
    Godot. Vladimir often sees religious or philosophical implications in their
    discussions of events, and he interprets their actions in religious terms.
    Vladimir correlates some of their actions to the general concerns of
    mankind. In addition to the larger needs, Vladimir also looks after their
    physical needs.

    In contrast, Estragon is concerned mainly with more mundane matters:


    He prefers a carrot to a radish or turnip, his feet hurt, and he blames his
    boots. He remembers that he was beaten, but he sees no philosophical
    significance in the beating. He is willing to beg for money from a
    stranger (Pozzo), and he eats Pozzo's discarded chicken bones with no
    shame. Estragon, then, is the more basic of the two. He is not concerned
    with either religious or philosophical matters.

    Estragon, however, is dependent upon Vladimir, and essentially he


    performs what Vladimir tells him to do. Estragon does sometimes
    suggest that it would be better if they parted, but he never leaves
    Vladimir for long. Essentially, Estragon is the less intelligent one; he has
    to have everything explained to him, and he is essentially so bewildered
    by life that he has to have someone to look after him. Vladimir is more
    masculine and contemplative and Estragon is more feminine and
    emotion-driven of the duo.

    The relationship of Vladimir and Estragon is contrasted with that of


    Pozzo and Lucky, who represent the antithesis of friendship. Theirs is
    also a relationship of intertwinement and dependence, but one of
    servitude, inequality, and dominance.

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