Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript ProjectEn attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

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Segment 1

POZZO

[1179|002] extraordinary vehemence) [1179|003] Professional worries!
[1179|004] (Calmer) [1180] Beauty, grace, truth of the first water,
I knew they were all beyond me. [1181] So I took a stooge.

VLADIMIR

[1182] (Startled from his inspection of the sky) [1183] A stooge?

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Segment 2

POZZO

[1184] That was nearly sixty years ago... (he consults
his watch) ...yes, nearly sixty. [1185] (Drawing himself
up proudly) [1186] You wouldn't think it to look at me,
would you?

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Segment 3

[1187] (VLADIMIR looks at Lucky)

X below Pozzo to L Est [1188] Compared to him I look like a young man, no? [1189] (Pause)
[1191] Hat!

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Segment 4

[1192] (LUCKY puts down the basket and takes off
his hat. [1193] His long white hair falls about
his face. [1194] He puts his hat under his arm
and picks up the basket)

[1195] Now look.

[1196] (POZZO takes off his hat(1) [1198] He is completely
bald. [1199] He puts on his hat again)

[1200] Did you see?

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[1207] And now you turn him away? X to Pozzo [1208] Such an old and faith-
ful servant.

ESTRAGON

[1209] Son of a bitch!

[1210] (POZZO more and more agitated)

VLADIMIR

[1211] After having sucked all the good out of him you
chuck him away like a...like a banana skin. [1212] Really...

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Segment 6

POZZO

X LC [1213] (Groaning, clutching his head) [1214] I can't bear it..
any longer...the way he goes on...you've no idea...
it's terrible...he must go... (he brandishes his
arms) ...I'm going mad... [1215] (he collapses, his head
in his hands) ... [1216] I can't bear it...any longer...

[1217] (Silence. [1218] All look at Pozzo. [1219] LUCKY shudders)

VLADIMIR

Turn [1220] He can't bear it.

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Segment 7

ESTRAGON

[1221] Any longer.

VLADIMIR

[1222] He's going mad.

ESTRAGON

[1223] It's terrible.

VLADIMIR

[1224] (To Lucky) [1225] How dare you! X to Lucky [1226] It's abominable! [1227] Such

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Addition 1
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Transcription
  • Segments
    • Segment 1
    • Segment 2
    • Segment 3
    • Segment 4
    • Segment 5
    • Segment 6
    • Segment 7
  • Marginal Additions

En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot © 2017 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
Editors: Dirk Van Hulle, Pim Verhulst and Vincent Neyt