Explain the following with reference to the context.
1.
There’s man all over for you, blaming on his
boots the faults of his
feet. (He takes off his hat
again, peers inside it, feels about inside it, knocks on
the crown, blows into it, puts
it on again.) This is getting alarming. (Silence.
Vladimir deep in thought,
Estragon pulling at his toes.) One of the thieves
was saved. (Pause.) It’s a
reasonable percentage. (Pause.) Did you ever read
the Bible?
Answer: reference to the
context :
This line has been taken from
the first act of Drama, “waiting for Godot” by Samuel bracket. Waiting
for Godot is a play by remarkable
playwright “Samuel Beckett” which instead of having setting less setting,
plotless plot, actionless action and
Truthless truth rises Solemn and
thought-provoking questions regarding the ‘plight of modern man" and the
suffering as an essential part of human existence. an absurd play 'awaken
compassion in spectator's sensibility for the character’ and instead of
being empathetic towards two major characters, well Vladimir and Estrogen,
the spectator becomes sympathetic and by viewing the sufferings of them feel
themselves to be the part of their whole. So it can be said that the plight of
the characters acts as a ‘unifying force' in the play. The
greatest plight of modern man is absurdness and this absurdity come from
the Crown of the creation.
Explanation:
Estragon sits on a mound under a leafless tree,
unsuccessfully trying to remove his boot. Vladimir arrives and greets him as an old friend,
learning that Estragon was beaten up, apparently again, as he slept. Vladimir
also suffers, apparently from some ailment that involves groin pain and urinary
symptoms. Estragon asks for help with his boot, but Vladimir ignores him and
tries to remember a quote about "hope deferred" while looking for
something in his hat. Estragon finally gets his boot off and seems to search it
as well. Both find nothing.
Vladimir suggests that they repent, but they don't know what
of—perhaps being born. Vladimir states that one of the two thieves crucified
with Christ was saved, but according to only one of the four Gospels of the
Bible. Why believe only that one? Confused and bored, Estragon suggests they
go, but Vladimir reminds him they are waiting for Godot. Uncertain whether this
is when and where they are supposed to wait, they examine the tree, debate the
day of the week, and wonder if they waited here yesterday. During a lull,
Estragon falls asleep. Vladimir soon wakes him because he is lonely but then
refuses to hear about Estragon's nightmare or tell a story he requests. When
Estragon persists, Vladimir leaves angrily. Estragon's first words in the play, "Nothing to be
done," sum up the play as a whole: nothing meaningful ever happens, and
nobody ever takes any meaningful action. At first, it seems Estragon is simply
talking about his boot, but Vladimir's response that he is "beginning to come
round to that opinion" but hasn't "yet tried everything" makes
it a broader philosophical statement. "Nothing to be done" expresses
a major theme of the play—life is essential without purpose. That doesn't
stop the two men from holding out intermittent hope that they might find
something worthwhile if they keep trying, or waiting. However, the fruitless
searches of their hat and boot illustrate the folly of seeking meaning in life.
The characters are left purposely undefined.
Vladimir and Estragon are described as shabby and no longer respectable, but
they are never called tramps, as they are often depicted. Estragon
is more in tune with bodily concerns—pain, hunger, and the senses. His boots
are his primary prop, showing his more grounded nature. He has intuitive
insights, such as understanding that the lighter person must hang himself
first, but he has great difficulty expressing his ideas in words. Vladimir is
more intellectual and philosophical, examining big ideas, which Estragon has
trouble understanding.