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Waiting for Godot Grace Mavis Carol Yvonne Samuel Beckett1906-1989 An Irish playwright A novelist A poet Beckett’s background 1906~Samuel Barclay Beckett ． Born in Dublin, on April 13, 1906. ． Solitude and loneliness. 1923-1927 French, Italian and English at Trinity College. 1928-1936 ． In Paris, Beckett was introduced to James Joyce. ． Ireland, France, England and Germany. Beckett’s background 1937 settled down in Paris. 1947~ Beckett began to write in French. 1961 married Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil. 1969 Nobel Prize for literature. 1989 Becket died in Paris on December 22. Beckett’s dramatic works Beckett’s dramatic works don’t reply to the traditional elements of drama. For Beckett, language is useless; he creates a mythical universe peopled by lonely creatures who struggle vainly to express the inexpressible. human nature and human condition. Waiting for Godot 1952 written in French, and published. 1953 premiered at the Babylone theater in Paris. 1954 the English translation appeared. Characters Vladimir -Estragon calls him Didi, -the boy calls him Mr. Albert -responsible and mature Estragon -Vladimir calls him Gogo -weak and helpless -has a poor memory Pozzo - passes by the spot where Vladimir and Estragon are waiting and then provides a diversion. -blind, and forgets meeting Vladimir and Estragon before (Act ii). Lucky -Pozzo’s slave -Carries Pozzo’s bags and stool Boy -Appears at the end to tell Vladimir that Godot won’t be coming that night. Godot -The man that Vladimir and Estragon wait perpetually. -Never appears in the end of the play. Plot Act One： Vladimir and Estragon are near a tree to wait for Godot. Pozzo and Lucky enter. Pozzo talks with Vladimir and Estragon, Lucky, dancing and thinking, makes them happy. After Pozzo and Lucky leave, a boy tells Vladimir that Godot will not come that evening. Vladimir and Estragon decide to leave, but they do not m