Waiting for Godot

Act two is set on the “next day. Same time. Same place” (79). Vladimir enters and “begins to move feverishly around the stage” (79). He sings a song, begins to pace again, and then watches Estragon enter and says, “[Y]ou again!” (80). They settle into a familiar conversation. Vladimir cannot decide whether the scene has changed from the previous day. Estragon remembers being kicked by Lucky. Though the conversation becomes heated, they agree to “converse calmly, since [they] are incapable of keeping silent” (87). Again, they must wait for Godot.

They discuss the new leaves on the tree and decide that it must be spring. In an attempt to remind Estragon of the previous day’s events, Vladimir takes hold of his friend’s leg, and they stagger around the stage. He points to Estragon’s boots, though Estragon denies they are his. Vladimir becomes convinced that someone has switched the boots. They try the boots on, and Estragon is happy that they fit. Estragon lays down on a mound and tries to sleep. Vladimir sings a lullaby and lays his coat across his sleeping friend. Estragon wakes suddenly from a nightmare, and Vladimir comforts him.