{"id":219,"date":"2008-11-28T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T22:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/2008\/11\/28\/waiting-for-godot-pulling-answers-out-of-a-hat\/"},"modified":"2008-11-28T19:20:20","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T23:20:20","slug":"waiting-for-godot-pulling-answers-out-of-a-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/2008\/11\/28\/waiting-for-godot-pulling-answers-out-of-a-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for Godot. PULLING ANSWERS OUT OF A HAT."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BY ALEJANDRO<\/p>\n<p>Some &#8216;hows&#8217; for the &#8216;whys&#8217; in the character&#8217;s world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>                            Context determines action when words are superfluous<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The characters look for answers in weird places. (delegation of responsibility)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this play there is a reduced list of props and each of them has significance as it marks the action in counterpoint to dialogs. This, concords with the general thematics which serve as a critique to human hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;(characters might say what they mean but, inescapably, they do what they do)&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; boot:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vladimir brings up the faults of man as he says to Estragon:<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; There&#8217;s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.&#8221; his claim is not erred. Nevertheless, the stage directions consecutively following this quote denote a repetition of his action; as previously stated by Becket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(<em>He takes of his hat again, peers inside it, feels about it inside it, knocks on the crown, blows into it, puts it on again)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; hat <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His constant inspection of the hat reinforces the idea of unreal expectations.<\/p>\n<p>From an example later on in the story we can see the importance attached to hollow objects.<\/p>\n<p>The hat image is resourceful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Pozzo: <\/strong>He can&#8217;t think without his hat.&#8221; (about Lucky)<br \/>\nThe characters are affected by these objects as denoted by Lucky&#8217;s example: He can only speak when he&#8217;s got the hat on, and stops when the object has been withdrawn. The hat as the think-machine example pertains to, and is one of the foremost examples of, <em>the absurd<\/em> which mocks the states of affairs in reality and actuality. The use of images and metaphors is extensive in this practice.<\/p>\n<p>Becket takes a hat, a man, human expectations, all of them, and assigns them roles which would not, normally, be considered <em>normal; part of reality.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM REALITY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I will not spend more time identifying this elements because it&#8217;s not my task to do that. I know  that to say &#8220;how this play is different from reality&#8221; is part of the first group&#8217;s task but i needed to state some hows&#8217; in order to explain the whys.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1st group:<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for indulging, and feel free to comment on this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY ALEJANDRO Some &#8216;hows&#8217; for the &#8216;whys&#8217; in the character&#8217;s world. Context determines action when words are superfluous The characters look for answers in weird places. (delegation of responsibility) In this play there is a reduced list of props and each of them has significance as it marks the action in counterpoint to dialogs. This, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/2008\/11\/28\/waiting-for-godot-pulling-answers-out-of-a-hat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Waiting for Godot. 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