Monday, October 20, 2014

questions for "Waiting for Godot"


 1) Write 10 or so sentences putting Godot in the context of the "Power of 10" video.
 "I thought you were gone for ever" (7)
 "Never neglect the little things of life" (8)
 "We came here yesterday" (10)
 "I remain in the dark" (12)
 "Where do we come in?"(13)
 "For the moment" (14)
 "I don't like talking in a vacuum" (20)
 "Try and walk"(22)
 "Will night never come?"(22)
 "Will night never come?" (24)
 "I'd wait till it was black night before I gave up" (24)
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 2) What do  you think of Pozzo and Lucky? Why are they in the play? Choose some moments when you write about them.
Pozzo is mean, bossy, and selfish. Lucky is like a slave. But he is loyal and don't trust strangers at the same time.


 3) How is Didi different than Gogo?
Didi is Vladimir. Gogo is Estragon. Didi is smarter then Gogo, and seems like he is the decisions maker.


 4) What are these two talking about, for what, for why?
they are waiting all the time and their day is all about it. Thy are talking about the moment they are in , how they feel and what they think.

 5) How is your life like Didi and Gogo's?


 6) If this play is not about God, claim 3 other things, ideas that the play is actually about? Point to parts of the play to support your claim.
Waiting for your wish to come true. If you are sick, you might be waiting for restored health. And this is how maybe a person talking to himself, inside his head.

 7) Is this play cynical? What makes us insecure? How much do people act out of their insecurity? What's the flip side of insecurity?

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