Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript ProjectEn attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

VLADIMIR
(Contd.)

[place = margin top] & pushes [2858] Decidedly this tree will not have been of the
slightest use to us.

ESTRAGON

[2861] (Calmer) [2862] I lost my head. [2863] (he bows his head for
shame) [2864] Forgive me! [2865] (he raises his head with
spirit) [2866] It won't happen again. [2868] Tell me what to
do.

VLADIMIR

[2869] There's nothing to do.

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Segment 2

ESTRAGON

[2870] You go and stand there. [2871] (he draws Vladimir to
extreme right and places him with his back to the
stage) [2872] There, don't move, and watch out.

[2874] (VLADIMIR scans horizon, shading his eyes
with his hand. [2875] ESTRAGON runs and takes up
same position extreme left. [2876] They turn their
heads and look at each other)

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Segment 3

[2877] Back to back like in the good old days!

[2878] (They continue to look at each other for a
moment, then resume their watch. [2879] Long
silence)
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[2880] Do you not see anything coming?

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Segment 4

VLADIMIR

[2881] (Turning his head) [2882] What?

ESTRAGON

[2883] (Louder) [2884] Do you not see anything coming?

VLADIMIR

[2885] No.

ESTRAGON

[2886] Neither do I.

[2887] (They resume their watch. [2888] Long silence)

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[2889] You must have had a vision.

ESTRAGON

[2890] (Turning his head) [2891] What?

VLADIMIR

[2892] (Louder) [2893] You must have had a vision!

ESTRAGON

[2894] No need to shout.

[2895] (They resume their watch. [2896] Long silence)

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR)
ESTRAGON)

[2897] (Turning simultaneously) [2898] Do you -

VLADIMIR

[2899] Oh pardon!

ESTRAGON

[2900] Carry on.

Transcription
  • Segments
    • Segment 1
    • Segment 2
    • Segment 3
    • Segment 4
    • Segment 5
    • Segment 6

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