2. THEME: HOPE
- Reflected by the word “waiting”
- Important but uncertain
- Reflects less action
- Hopeless destiny of human race
- They wonder if they are waiting in the correct spot or if
it is even the correct day

3. SUB THEMES
• Friendship / Companionship
• Dependency
• Choices
• Suffering

4. FRIENDSHIP / COMPANIONSHIP
• Vladimir and Estragon are happy to
be apart but they choose to be
together
• They do argue along the waiting but
that keeps them as each others’
companions
• Vladimir acts as the storyteller and
reminder for Estragon

5. DEPENDENCY
• The role as compliment to each other
- Despite they might be happy if they
happened to be apart, they have rather
be together along the waiting
• Estragon depends on Vladimir
- Estragon does not remember what has
happened the previous day

6. • Lucky depends on Pozzo
- Lucky tries to be as obedient as possible so that Pozzo would
not leave him
• Vladimir and Estragon depend on Godot
- They decide to hang themselves if Godot still does not come
DEPENDENCY

7. CHOICES
• Vladimir and Estragon
could be happy
following their own
ways but they choose
to be with each other -
They need each other’s
companion to pass the
time
• Estragon chooses
carrot instead of turnip

8. • They have ever wanted to hang
themselves but they decide not to
- They afraid that their attempt might
fail; only one of them would die
• They can give up waiting but the do
not
- They are hoping and waiting for
Godot
CHOICES

9. SUFFERING
• Constant and fundamental part of human existence
• Every character suffers:-
- Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot, having to go through
many conflicts to fill the waiting time
- They suffer from lack of certainty
- Lucky and Pozzo

10. • Drives men to find companionship
- Estragon wants to quit waiting but Vladimir insists that they
must wait for Godot; together
• Causes others to abuse their companions
- Pozzo wants to be free by planning to leave Lucky
- Lucky has to show his obedience in order to remain serving
his master, Pozzo
SUFFERING