Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON

[1704] Avenged!

[1705] (VLADIMIR examines the hat, looks inside it)

POZZO

[1706] Give me that! [1707] (he snatches the hat from Vladimir,
throws it on the ground, tramples on it)
[1708] There's
an end to his thinking!

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VLADIMIR

[1709] But will he be able to find his way walk?

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Segment 2

POZZO

[1710] I'll find his way for him Walk or crawl! [1711] (he kicks Lucky) [1712] Up
[1713] pig!

ESTRAGON

[1714] Perhaps he's dead.

VLADIMIR

[1715] You'll kill him.

POZZO

[1716] Up [1717] scum! [1718] (he jerks the rope. [1719] To Vladimir and
Estragon)
[1720] Help me!

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Segment 3

VLADIMIR

[1721] How?

POZZO

[1722] Raise him up!

[1723] (VLADIMIR and ESTRAGON hoist Lucky to his
feet, support him an instant, then let him
go.
[1724] He falls)

ESTRAGON

[1725] He's doing it on purpose!

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Segment 4

POZZO

[1726] You must hold him. [1727] (pause) [1728] Come on, come on,
raise him up!

ESTRAGON

[1729] To hell with him!

VLADIMIR

[1730] Come on, once again more..

ESTRAGON

[1731] What does he take us for?

[1733] (They raise Lucky, hold him up.

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Segment 5

POZZO

[1734] Don't let him go!

[1735] (VLADIMIR and ESTRAGON totter)

[1736] Don't move!

[1737] (POZZO fetches bag and basket and brings them
towards Lucky)

[1738] Hold him tight!

[1739] (He puts the bag in Lucky's hand. LUCKY
drops it immediately)

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