Waiting for Godot
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Plot Summary
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Act 1 Act 2
Themes
All Themes Humor and the Absurd Waiting, Boredom, and Nihilism Modernism and Postmodernism Time Humanity, Companionship, Suffering, and Dignity
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Characters
All Characters Estragon Vladimir Godot Pozzo Lucky Boy
Symbols
All Symbols Hats Names
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Irony Mood Motifs Setting Similes Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Waiting for Godot

by

Samuel Beckett

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1
  • Act 2
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Humor and the Absurd Theme Icon
    Humor and the Absurd
  • Waiting, Boredom, and Nihilism Theme Icon
    Waiting, Boredom, and Nihilism
  • Modernism and Postmodernism Theme Icon
    Modernism and Postmodernism
  • Time Theme Icon
    Time
  • Humanity, Companionship, Suffering, and Dignity Theme Icon
    Humanity, Companionship, Suffering, and Dignity
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Estragon
  • Vladimir
  • Godot
  • Pozzo
  • Lucky
  • Boy
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Hats Symbol Icon
    Hats
  • Names Symbol Icon
    Names
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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