Lucky's Monologue Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Lucky's Monologue.

Lucky's Monologue Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Lucky's Monologue.
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Lucky's Monologue

Summary: Lucky's Dramatic Monologue, in relevance to the play as a whole and social-historical themes (P.S. Done in UK English and so there may be spelling errors)
Discuss the Effects of the following passage from Waiting for Godot, in relation to your view of the play as a whole.

Lucky's "think" is all about "Indifferent heaven; Dwindling man; Earth abode of stones" (Beckett's manuscript, Berlin, 1975). As Beckett wrote, this monologue was divided into three parts, the first being the discussion of God. He immediately mocks the intellectuals who think that they have a better idea of whether God exists or not with "the public works of Puncher and Wattmann", which is French for ticket conductor and Tram driver, this quote establishes that even those of a less educated backgrounds view is just as worthy as that of an intellectual. It also adds to the Motif which Beckett uses throughout the play, by giving words different meanings, as to an English audience these names sound viable, but really Beckett put them there just to mock the...

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