1. Why did Beckett choose Estragon to struggle with his boot? Is there some hidden significance for it?
2. Why do Vladimir & Estragon sometimes repeat each other like "Hurts! He wants to know if it hurts!" & why did he pick these lines to have repeated?
3.Why does Vladimir refuse to hear about Estragon's dream?
4. When Estragon says "This one is enough for you?" as he gestures to the universe, Is this supposed to seem as if Vladimir refuses to think of anything else existing other than the only things he sees?
5. Estragon asks Vladimir to tell him a certain story and when Estragon starts he tells him to stop. Could this perhaps be some sort of story of the life Vladimir had before they became who they were now?
6. Why is it that Estragon and Vladimir cannot stay angry at each other or be too far from the other?
7. When they start talking about hanging themselves, why does it seem that the task of waiting for Godot to arrive seem so powerful?
8. Why is waiting for Godot so important to Vladimir?
9. Estragon goes along with Vladimir on almost everything. Why can't Estragon grasp why Vladimir is waiting in the first place?
10. When Estragon and Vladimir try to decide who would hang themselves first, it seems clear that they don't want to be alone. Why would they consider do something that shows how alone they are if they are afraid of being alone?
11. Why is the bible mentioned in the play?
12. What do they think will happen when Godot arrives if he ever did?
13. Why does Beckett have the lines regarding waiting for Godot repeated between the two characters several times?
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Godot Questions
Character: Estragon
#1.
Estragon is the kind of character that seems to be a little on the childish side. His character's personality is more of the kind that needs to rely on someone more mature and sensible (in a way) like Vladimir. He doesn't really trust many people other than Vladimir, which may explain why Estragon never strays far from him. He has a very hard time understanding situations and/or people. He is the hard headed one of the two. He isn't very mature from my understanding.
#2.
The objects Estragon interacts with start with his boots. He struggles to take them off in the beginning of the first act. He interacts with the chicken bone that Pozzo leaves on the floor and even saves it in his pocket for later. The turnip in the play is something he obviously does not like. The willow tree is an important key in the play to Estragon and Vladimir because that is where they say they will see Godot. In act two, Estragon plays off the idea of hanging himself from that willow tree. The belt is the object he connects to the willow tree by saying it'll be what he'll use to hang himself.
#3.
Throughout the play repetitive words come from Estragon. Sometimes from what Vladimir says or just from what he, himself, says. For example, pages 26/ 52 and 53, "...like leaves...like leaves..."
#4.
In Act One:
Estragon is, as previously stated, a little hard headed and in his own ways a little stubborn in a way. He starts to be disrespectful to Vladimir but then will show to be apologetic and then attentive a bit more.
In Act Two:
He barely shows much change. He stays repetitive and his character seems to stay the same in most if not all areas.
#5.
Estragon seems to look at the world as revolving around him and Vladimir to a certain extent. He wants those around him to attend to him, to be aware of how he feels like when he's hungry or in pain.
#1.
Estragon is the kind of character that seems to be a little on the childish side. His character's personality is more of the kind that needs to rely on someone more mature and sensible (in a way) like Vladimir. He doesn't really trust many people other than Vladimir, which may explain why Estragon never strays far from him. He has a very hard time understanding situations and/or people. He is the hard headed one of the two. He isn't very mature from my understanding.
#2.
The objects Estragon interacts with start with his boots. He struggles to take them off in the beginning of the first act. He interacts with the chicken bone that Pozzo leaves on the floor and even saves it in his pocket for later. The turnip in the play is something he obviously does not like. The willow tree is an important key in the play to Estragon and Vladimir because that is where they say they will see Godot. In act two, Estragon plays off the idea of hanging himself from that willow tree. The belt is the object he connects to the willow tree by saying it'll be what he'll use to hang himself.
#3.
Throughout the play repetitive words come from Estragon. Sometimes from what Vladimir says or just from what he, himself, says. For example, pages 26/ 52 and 53, "...like leaves...like leaves..."
#4.
In Act One:
Estragon is, as previously stated, a little hard headed and in his own ways a little stubborn in a way. He starts to be disrespectful to Vladimir but then will show to be apologetic and then attentive a bit more.
In Act Two:
He barely shows much change. He stays repetitive and his character seems to stay the same in most if not all areas.
#5.
Estragon seems to look at the world as revolving around him and Vladimir to a certain extent. He wants those around him to attend to him, to be aware of how he feels like when he's hungry or in pain.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Waiting For Godot assignment
#1.
The way I see the powers of ten video relating to waiting for godot is a little how Estragon & Vladimir seem to live day by day, everyday, in their little circle, just consumed whether Godot will show or not. The powers of ten video show how although we live on, what is to us, a large planet, there are millions of things larger than our own world. Majority of which we will never have the opportunity to actually witness because how many light years away it is from our own tiny little planet in comparison. Then it starts to zoom in to way more than the naked eye will ever be able to see. There is so much that we don't know and understand. Waiting for godot is surrounded in the world of these two main characters who don't even know what godot looks like, yet they wait every single day for his arrival. They are unsure of what day it is or even if they were in a particular place the day before. The entire play is confusing and consumed in the perspective of two what seem to be delusional characters who are unaware of the date, place, or time that they are even in.
#2.
Pozzo & Lucky have several moments in the play all of which that seem very weird and hard to understand. In the first act, Pozzo and Lucky make their appearance with Lucky tied to a rope. Little seems to be explained of the play itself. It is hard to even try to describe the meaning of the characters and the play. I think maybe the meaning of Pozzo and Lucky being in the play may be for the purpose of other people in Vladimir and Estragon's life. It may be to give a sense of their surroundings. Or the other thing could be that they are just figures of their imagination.
#3, #4 & #5.
i have no idea.
#6.
if this play is not about God, one of the first three things that came to mind for me, is a psychologically disordered person. Perhaps Vladimir is the person and perhaps he imagines Estragon which is why Estragon needs Vladimir to help defend himself and although he says he's leaving, he never really does. Therefore Pozzo and Lucky can also be part of Vladimir in the way that he needs other subjects to bounce these personalities off of. The second thing could be, that they are waiting for an actual person. Maybe someone who could help them with whatever problem they need to get out of but he never shows to actually help and raises their hopes for nothing.
#7
This play makes little to no sense to me. The things that make us insecure is what we do not approve of on ourselves. Whether it is self influence, society standards, or negative incidents of certain things. It only takes one moment or one person to point something out or make a negative comment about a particular thing to make it become an insecurity. I think it depends on the person an the kind of insecurities that they have to be able to say how much they act on it. I, personally, am always aware of my insecurities mostly because previous incidents or what has been going on for years. I am so used to it that it is natural for me to go about my day with those insecurities in mind. The flipside to insecurities is that if a person can manage to oversee it or realize that it is not something they have to deal with and can get it over with, it could be a very empowering thing to be able to say your insecurities are your strength. Accepting them could be what makes you stronger than what you were before.
The way I see the powers of ten video relating to waiting for godot is a little how Estragon & Vladimir seem to live day by day, everyday, in their little circle, just consumed whether Godot will show or not. The powers of ten video show how although we live on, what is to us, a large planet, there are millions of things larger than our own world. Majority of which we will never have the opportunity to actually witness because how many light years away it is from our own tiny little planet in comparison. Then it starts to zoom in to way more than the naked eye will ever be able to see. There is so much that we don't know and understand. Waiting for godot is surrounded in the world of these two main characters who don't even know what godot looks like, yet they wait every single day for his arrival. They are unsure of what day it is or even if they were in a particular place the day before. The entire play is confusing and consumed in the perspective of two what seem to be delusional characters who are unaware of the date, place, or time that they are even in.
#2.
Pozzo & Lucky have several moments in the play all of which that seem very weird and hard to understand. In the first act, Pozzo and Lucky make their appearance with Lucky tied to a rope. Little seems to be explained of the play itself. It is hard to even try to describe the meaning of the characters and the play. I think maybe the meaning of Pozzo and Lucky being in the play may be for the purpose of other people in Vladimir and Estragon's life. It may be to give a sense of their surroundings. Or the other thing could be that they are just figures of their imagination.
#3, #4 & #5.
i have no idea.
#6.
if this play is not about God, one of the first three things that came to mind for me, is a psychologically disordered person. Perhaps Vladimir is the person and perhaps he imagines Estragon which is why Estragon needs Vladimir to help defend himself and although he says he's leaving, he never really does. Therefore Pozzo and Lucky can also be part of Vladimir in the way that he needs other subjects to bounce these personalities off of. The second thing could be, that they are waiting for an actual person. Maybe someone who could help them with whatever problem they need to get out of but he never shows to actually help and raises their hopes for nothing.
#7
This play makes little to no sense to me. The things that make us insecure is what we do not approve of on ourselves. Whether it is self influence, society standards, or negative incidents of certain things. It only takes one moment or one person to point something out or make a negative comment about a particular thing to make it become an insecurity. I think it depends on the person an the kind of insecurities that they have to be able to say how much they act on it. I, personally, am always aware of my insecurities mostly because previous incidents or what has been going on for years. I am so used to it that it is natural for me to go about my day with those insecurities in mind. The flipside to insecurities is that if a person can manage to oversee it or realize that it is not something they have to deal with and can get it over with, it could be a very empowering thing to be able to say your insecurities are your strength. Accepting them could be what makes you stronger than what you were before.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
"The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight" assignment
*Choose 3 topics from Part I and Part II that interest you, identify what pages he discusses the topics on and supply a quote to focus us in on your topic.*
Topic 1: The Great Conveyor Belt
Part I: Climate Changes (pages 77-83)
"If the great conveyor belt...were to stop flowing, the result would be sudden and dramatic." "Civilization as we know it probably couldn't withstand the impact of such a crushing blow."
Page 82, subtopic "Global warming and the end of civilization" paragraph 1.
Topic 2: Clean Water
Part I: The Last Hours of (Cheap, Clean) Water (pages 91-105)
"...at this rate of consumption, the human need for fresh water will outstrip the entire planet's replenishable supply by 2025- even before we run out of oil."
Page 103, subtopic "Water for profit" paragraph 6
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Topic 3: Nuclear Waste
Part II: Younger Culture Stories About How Things Are (pages 139-164)
"This has considerably eased the burden of waste disposal for the U.S. nuclear industry, although it may also be responsible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming down with Gulf war illness symptoms that are eerily reminiscent of radiation poisoning...."
Page 153, subtopic "Nuclear waste goes to war" paragraph 13.
Topic 1: The Great Conveyor Belt
Part I: Climate Changes (pages 77-83)
"If the great conveyor belt...were to stop flowing, the result would be sudden and dramatic." "Civilization as we know it probably couldn't withstand the impact of such a crushing blow."
Page 82, subtopic "Global warming and the end of civilization" paragraph 1.
Topic 2: Clean Water
Part I: The Last Hours of (Cheap, Clean) Water (pages 91-105)
"...at this rate of consumption, the human need for fresh water will outstrip the entire planet's replenishable supply by 2025- even before we run out of oil."
Page 103, subtopic "Water for profit" paragraph 6
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Topic 3: Nuclear Waste
Part II: Younger Culture Stories About How Things Are (pages 139-164)
"This has considerably eased the burden of waste disposal for the U.S. nuclear industry, although it may also be responsible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming down with Gulf war illness symptoms that are eerily reminiscent of radiation poisoning...."
Page 153, subtopic "Nuclear waste goes to war" paragraph 13.
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