By Eric Houdek\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Waiting For Godot, the character Estragon casually proposes hanging himself.\u00a0 A dialogue insues, as follows<\/p>\n
ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> VLADIMIR:<\/strong> ESTRAGON:<\/strong> \u00a0In this dialogue, hanging, which would certainly lead to their death, is viewed as a way to just pass the time.\u00a0 The implications of death, and ending their own lives, are presented in a minimalistic, non-important light.\u00a0 By presenting the end of one’s life as unimportant, life itself is shed in a non-crucial light.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Eric Houdek\u00a0 In Waiting For Godot, the character Estragon casually proposes hanging himself.\u00a0 A dialogue insues, as follows ESTRAGON: What about hanging ourselves? VLADIMIR: Hmm. It’d give us an erection. ESTRAGON: (highly excited). An erection! VLADIMIR: With all that follows. Where it falls mandrakes grow. That’s why they shriek when you pull them up. … Continue reading Why Is It Different From Reality- Hanging<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[861],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-longman-group-two-why-is-it-different"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/script_analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhat about hanging ourselves?
\nVLADIMIR:<\/strong>
\nHmm. It’d give us an erection.
\nESTRAGON:<\/strong>
\n(highly excited). An erection!
\nVLADIMIR:<\/strong>
\nWith all that follows. Where it falls mandrakes grow. That’s why they shriek when
\nyou pull them up. Did you not know that?
\nESTRAGON:<\/strong>
\nLet’s hang ourselves immediately!
\nVLADIMIR:<\/strong>
\nFrom a bough? (They go towards the tree.) I wouldn’t trust it.
\nESTRAGON:<\/strong>
\nWe can always try.
\nVLADIMIR:<\/strong>
\nGo ahead.
\nESTRAGON:<\/strong>
\nAfter you.
\nVLADIMIR:<\/strong>
\nNo no, you first.
\nESTRAGON:<\/strong>
\nWhy me?<\/p>\n
\nYou’re lighter than I am.<\/p>\n
\nJust so!<\/p>\n
\nI don’t understand.<\/p>\n
\nUse your intelligence, can’t you?
\nVladimir uses his intelligence.<\/p>\n
\n(finally). I remain in the dark.<\/p>\n
\nThis is how it is. (He reflects.) The bough . . . the bough . . . (Angrily.) Use your
\nhead, can’t you?<\/p>\n
\nYou’re my only hope.<\/p>\n
\n(with effort). Gogo light\u20ac\u201dbough not break\u20ac\u201dGogo dead. Didi heavy\u20ac\u201dbough
\nbreak\u20ac\u201dDidi alone. Whereas\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI hadn’t thought of that.<\/p>\n
\nIf it hangs you it’ll hang anything.<\/p>\n
\nBut am I heavier than you?<\/p>\n
\nSo you tell me. I don’t know. There’s an even chance. Or nearly.<\/p>\n
\nWell? What do we do?<\/p>\n
\nDon’t let’s do anything. It’s safer.<\/p>\n