The document summarizes the themes in the play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. The overarching theme is hope, as the two main characters Vladimir and Estragon spend the entire play waiting for someone named Godot to arrive, though it is unclear if he will actually come or if they are even waiting in the right place. Some key sub-themes are the friendship and dependency between the characters, the choices they make to remain together despite their suffering, and how suffering drives them to find companionship while waiting.

1. WAITING FOR GODOT
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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
• Estragon depends on Vladimir
-Estragon does not remember what has
happened the prevoius day
• 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

6. 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
• 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

7. 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
• 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