Waiting for Godot Discussion Questions

1. What is unusual and symbolic about the scenery used in the play?
2. What are the basic differences between Estragon (Gogo) and Vladimir (Didi)?
3. Who is Godot?
4. Why is the idea of suicide important in the play?
5. What is the significance of the moments of silence in the play?
6. What is the significance of Estragons eating a carrot?
7. Compare and contrast the roles of Pozzo/Lucky and Vladimir/Estragon.
8. What is the significance of Luckys speech and philosophy?
9. What does Vladimir mean when he says What is terrible is to have thought?
10. What is the Christian imagery in Vladimir and Estragons relationship with Godot?
11. What other aspects of the play can be interpreted as Christian symbols?
12. What is the significance of Pozzos blindness and Luckys muteness in Act II?
13. Discuss Becketts world view.
14. Discuss characteristics of theatre of the absurd.
15. Support the idea that Waiting for Godot is a play based on Christian themes, or
support the idea that the play is an anti-Christian play.
16. Discuss the motif of pairs of characters in the play.