Do you think the first appearance of this “owner of the land” parallels the harsh deity of the Old Testament while his second is more like the suffering Savior, and his appearance is like that of a “thief in the night”? Explain why you agree or disagree with this critical assessment of Pozzo’s role in the story.

Some critics, commenting on Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, have argued that Pozzo really is Godot in spite of his denials.

What does the concept of freedom portrayed in the play tell you about Beckett’s understanding of the human condition? Is any of the characters truly free? Be sure to deal with Pozzo and Lucky as well as Estragon and Vladimir.

Discuss the concept of freedom in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.

Does the futility of life portrayed in the story fit the Greek myth? In what ways? Support your analysis with details from the play. Discuss the extent to which Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a picture of the myth of Sisyphus. Sisyphus was a man condemned by the gods to roll a huge rock up a mountain every day, only to have it roll back down to the bottom of the mountain after he had gotten it to the summit.

Existentialist Albert Camus saw in the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus a metaphor for human life.To what extent is this an accurate description? Would you say they play bears more of the character of tragedy or comedy, or an equal mixture of both? Defend your arguments with specifics from the play. Samuel Beckett described his Waiting for Godot as a tragicomedy.

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