Estragon: The Circus Analysis

These repeating events and very subtle shifts and change are just a sample of the bigger circle that expresses the lives of Vladimir and Estragon, where there is a hindrance in decision making and hope in waiting.
The purpose of repetition done by Estragon and Vladimir repeating each others lines, alternating back and forth symbolizes the repetitiveness of life. "Estragon: The circus. Vladimir: The music-hall. Estragon: The circus." One of the commonly repeated dialogues is when Estragon wants to leave but Vladimir reminds him that they are waiting for Godot. Not only is there repetition in speech of the characters but in the series of events. Vladimir claiming that he didn’t recognize Pozzo and Lucky although he has met them before. This indicates
The purpose of not fulfilling what was hoped for at the end is done to prove that the reason they waited in the first place was because they had hope and didn’t make a change on their own. The play shows the hindrance in decision making. Act II when Vladimir comes and goes, he had no where or has no where to go. “A dog came in…” (37) repetition, circular nursery rhymes, tale about looking for some food (small pleasures in life) you will be beaten and repeat. People need to learn to make the change and find the simple pleasures in life and not wait for someone to come and make it for you. Also, the lines of Vladimir and Estragon in the play can be interchangeable "It hurts?" and responding, "Hurts! He wants to know if it hurts!" The repetition of this kind of dialogue shows the parallelism in the play and that despite their differences, they always come to the same conclusion. The ending has distinct parts where Vladimir has moments of insight and yet there is still repetition because despite his epiphany he never changed. Life is war and life is havoc but the characters are companionate and are dislocated in a life where hope is questionable. Even after a messenger is sent to Estragon and Vladimir, havoc is still the great