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

MS-HRC-SB-6-4-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON
[0379] forward. [0380] Estragon lays his
hand on Vladimir's shoulder.
)

[0381] Come, Didi. [0382] (Silence.) [0383] Give
me your hand.
[0384] (Vladimir
half turns
.)
[0385] Embrace me!

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Segment 2

[0386] (Vladimir stiffens.) [0387] Don't
be stubborn!
[0388] (Vladimir
softens.
[0389] They embrace.
[0390] Vladimir recoils.) [0391] You
stink of garlic!

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Segment 3

VLADIMIR

[0392] It's for the kidneys.
[0393] (Silence. [0394] Estragon looks
attentively at the tree
.)

[0395] What do we do now.

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[0396] Wait.

VLADIMIR

[0397] Yes, but while waiting.

ESTRAGON

[0398] What about hanging
ourselves?

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[0398|001] Hmm. [0399] It'd give us an
erection.

ESTRAGON

[0400] (highly excited). [0401] An
erection!

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR

[0402] With all that follows.
[0403] Where it falls mandrakes
grow.
[0404] That's why they
shriek when you pull them
up.
[0405] Did you not know
that?

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Segment 7

ESTRAGON

[0406] Let's hang ourselves
immediately!

VLADIMIR

[0407] From a bough? [0408] (They go
towards the tree.
)
[0409] I wouldn't
trust it.

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